In-depth coverage of the MLS industry: lawsuits, policy, data and the fight over listings.
California Regional Multiple Listing Service (CRMLS) is one of the largest MLSs in the U.S. by subscribers. Coverage of its rules, data deals and its litigation with Compass. Official site ↗
OneKey MLS becomes the eighth MLS to ask a court to shield it from Compass's threatened antitrust claims, joining the case California Regional MLS filed earlier this month. The New York MLS says the brokerage's threats go back as far as March.
New York's OneKey MLS signed on as a co-plaintiff in CRMLS's federal case against Compass, and the two MLSs filed an amended complaint in Manhattan federal court asking a judge to declare their clear cooperation rules lawful. OneKey points to months of emailed litigation threats from Compass leadership as the reason it joined.
California Regional MLS's CEO and general counsel responded publicly to the antitrust suit Compass filed against the MLS. According to the report, they argued that Compass's complaint itself raises questions about whether some of its agents are following NAR rules and California law.
OneKey MLS refused Compass's demand to stop enforcing its rules on publicly marketed listings. The standoff tests whether homes that are marketed to the public must also be entered into the MLS, as Compass pursues CRMLS in court and weighs further actions.
OneKey MLS became the third MLS, after CRMLS in California and Unlock MLS in Texas, to publicly refuse to change its policies under pressure from Compass. CEO Richard Haggerty said the MLS believes the law supports its cooperation rules.
Commentary from the Notorious R.O.B. blog reviews the arguments in Compass's lawsuit against CRMLS.
A breakdown of the federal antitrust case Compass filed against California Regional MLS on Oct. 16. Compass wants a judge to stop CRMLS from enforcing its mandatory submission policies, which the brokerage says violate antitrust law.
Compass sued the California Regional Multiple Listing Service in the Central District of California. According to the report, the brokerage had given CRMLS an Oct. 6 deadline to stop fining agents under its listing policies.
Compass filed an antitrust lawsuit against CRMLS over its listing rules. Compass also said it will cover MLS fines for agents at its company-owned brokerages who publicly market listings that are not submitted to the MLS.
CRMLS's own announcement that it filed suit against Compass in the Southern District of New York on Oct. 5. After refusing Compass's demand to stop enforcing its cooperation policies, the MLS asked the court for a declaratory judgment that those policies are lawful.
California Regional MLS turned down Compass's demands over its cooperation rules. The MLS said it was preparing for possible litigation and launching an MLS Cooperation Legal Defense Fund.
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