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RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE SETTLEMENT

If you sold real estate that was listed on a multiple listing service and paid a commission to a real estate agent, then you may be part of a class action settlement.

Settlement: $1,007,190,000

Class period

April 29, 2014 to February 26, 2025 (Varies by MLS, MLS & dates listed below)

Class Members

Businesses and Individuals that (all three):
(1) sold a home during the Eligible Date Range (see back)*
(2) listed the home that was sold on a multiple listing service (“MLS”) anywhere in the United States;
(3) paid a commission to any real estate brokerage in connection with the sale of the home.


*The Eligible Date Range depends on which MLS you listed your home for sale on.

Background

The lawsuits claim that Defendants, including Compass, Real Brokerage, Realty ONE, @properties, Douglas Elliman, Redfin, Engel & Völkers, HomeSmart, and United Real Estate, created and implemented rules that require home sellers to pay commissions to the broker or agent representingthe buyer and that caused home sellers to pay total commissions at inflated rates. They also allege that Defendants enforced these rules through anticompetitive and unlawful practices.

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