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MLS PIN wins final settlement approval in Nosalek case

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A judge had previously granted preliminary approval of the $3.95M settlement, which removed the option to display offers of compensation to buyer brokers on the MLS. Continue reading →

DOJ signals withdrawal of MLS PIN settlement objection in Nosalek

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The fourth amended settlement, if approved, would prohibit offers of cooperative compensation on MLS PIN’s platform and raises the total proposed settlement fund from $3 million to $3.95 million. Continue reading →

Judge won’t approve MLS PIN commission deal without changes

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U.S. District Judge Patti Saris asked the DOJ Antitrust Division for evidence that offers of compensation in the MLS are anticompetitive and harm consumers. Continue reading →

Sellers, MLS PIN slam DOJ claims in Nosalek case: ‘DOJ is simply wrong’

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Plaintiffs and defendant MLS Property Information Network agree that approximately 75 percent of sellers are opting out of offering compensation to buyer agents in the multiple listing service. Continue reading →

Sellers, MLS PIN slam DOJ claims in Nosalek case: ‘DOJ is simply wrong’

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Plaintiffs and defendant MLS Property Information Network agree that approximately 75 percent of sellers are opting out of offering compensation to buyer agents in the multiple listing service. Continue reading →

DOJ raises concerns with Nosalek settlement in latest court filing

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A Supplemental Statement of Interest filed on Monday by the U.S. Department of Justice argued that the settlement only offers “cosmetic changes” to MLS PIN’s agent compensation rules. Continue reading →

MLS PIN settlement approved after overcoming judge’s qualms

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Judge Patti Saris, of the U.S. District Court in Massachusetts, preliminarily approved the deal after the settlement fund was restructured. Continue reading →

Judge balks at ‘unusual’ MLS settlement in commission case

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Judge Patti Saris, of the U.S. District Court in Massachusetts, said she “loved” the commission rule changes the deal includes, but didn’t think the litigation fund was fair for plaintiffs. Continue reading →