The high-profile antitrust lawsuit filed by homeseller Moehrl against NAR, some of the nation’s largest brokerage companies and 20 MLSs has been granted class-action status by a federal judge. The suit, which alleges that the industry’s compensation structure supported by NAR and brokerages stifles competition and increases brokerage fees, resembles a similar suit that gained class-action status in 2022. While a judge ruled that the U.S. DOJ must end its investigation of NAR’s Clear Cooperation Policy, the industry’s predominant brokerage compensation structure still faces immense potential changes. Read the lead chapter in the 2023 Swanepoel Trends Report, “Evaluating Real Estate’s Compensation Structure and Its Future” for more