Coverage dated October 30, 2023 to October 31, 2023

Realtors found liable in conspiracy to keep commissions for home sales artificially high

Headline from ABC 7 Los Angeles

A Missouri jury on Tuesday found the National Association of Realtors, a real estate industry trade group, and some residential brokerages liable for nearly $1.8 billion in damages after determining they conspired to keep commissions for home sales artificially high.

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14 articles, oldest first.

  1. Washington Examiner

    Jury holds real estate agents liable for $1.8 billion in damages in antitrust lawsuit (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    A federal jury found major real estate groups liable and ordered them to pay $1.8 billion in damages as part of an antitrust lawsuit that accused them of colluding to inflate commission rates.

  2. New York Post

    Jury rules realtors colluded on commissions, must pay $1.8B in damages (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    The jury award will be automatically tripled under US antitrust law to more than $5.3 billion, said Michael Ketchmark, the lead lawyer for the plaintiffs.

  3. Wall Street Journal

    Jury Finds Realtors Conspired to Keep Commissions High, Awards Nearly $1.8 Billion in Damages (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    Wall Street Journal's feed description

    The verdict, which hands a loss to brokerages and an industry trade association, could upend the home-sale industry.

  4. Blaze Media

    Realtors, brokerages found liable for conspiring to keep commission rates high — ordered to pay $1.78 billion (opens Blaze Media)

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    Blaze Media's feed description

    A federal jury on Tuesday found the National Association of Realtors, HomeServices of America, and Keller Williams liable for conspiring to inflate or maintain high commission rates.The class action antitrust lawsuit was brought by home sellers in several Midwestern states, the Wall Street Journal r…

  5. NBC News

    U.S. jury finds realtors liable for inflating commissions, awards $1.78B in damages (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    The verdict could upend decades-old practices that have allowed real estate agents to boost commissions as home prices and mortgage rates rise.

  6. ABC 7 Los Angeles

    Realtors found liable in conspiracy to keep commissions for home sales artificially high (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)

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    ABC 7 Los Angeles's feed description

    A Missouri jury on Tuesday found the National Association of Realtors, a real estate industry trade group, and some residential brokerages liable for nearly $1.8 billion in damages after determining they conspired to keep commissions for home sales artificially high.

  7. FOX Business

    Realtors liable for $1.8 billion in damages for commission inflation (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    A federal jury in Kansas City held the National Association of Realtors and several residential brokerages liable for $1.78 billion in damages for inflating home sales commissions.

  8. Entrepreneur

    Realtors Guilty of Commissions Conspiracy; $1.8B in Damages (opens Entrepreneur)

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    Entrepreneur's feed description

    Major real estate players and large brokerage firms were found guilty of conspiring to keep real estate agent commissions high, leading to $1.8 billion in damages.

  9. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Jury finds Realtors liable for inflating commissions, awards $1.78 billion in damages (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    St. Louis Post-Dispatch's feed description

    The verdict by a federal jury in Kansas City could upend decades-old practices that have allowed real estate agents to boost commissions as home prices and mortgage rates rise.

  10. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    US jury finds Realtors liable for inflating commissions, awards $1.78 billion in damages (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    St. Louis Post-Dispatch's feed description

    The verdict by a federal jury in Kansas Cit could upend decades-old practices that have allowed real estate agents to boost commissions as home prices and mortgage rates rise.

  11. KTVZ Bend

    Realtors found liable for $1.8 billion in damages in conspiracy to keep commissions high (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    KTVZ Bend's feed description

    By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — A Missouri jury on Tuesday found the National Association of Realtors, a real estate industry trade group, and some residential brokerages liable for nearly $1.

  12. Black Enterprise

    US Jury Finds Realtors Liable For Inflating Commissions, Awards $1.78 Bln Damages (opens Black Enterprise)

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    Black Enterprise's feed description

    A U.S. jury on Tuesday found the National Association of Realtors liable to pay $1.78 billion in damages for conspiring to artificially inflate commissions for home sales.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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