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Nosalek v. MLS Property Information Network
Filed
December 17, 2020
Jurisdiction
Eastern District of Michigan
Plaintiff Firm
Cohen Milstein
MLS anticompetitive practices
Early settlement demonstrating vulnerability of commission structure
Case Filed
December 17, 2020Nosalek v. MLS Property Information Network filed in Eastern District of Michigan
Settlement Reached
2025Settlement agreement reached for $70 million
Category
NAR Commission AntitrustSettlement
$418 million
Buyer-broker commission rules
Category
NAR Commission AntitrustSettlement
$289.7 million total ($250M NAR + $39.7M brokerages)
MLS commission display rules. Settlement includes multiple tranches: NAR $250M (approved June 2025) and 5 additional brokerages $39.7M (approved Feb 2026): Howard Hanna $32M, William Raveis $4.1M, Windermere/Lyon $2.1M, EXIT Realty $1.5M
Category
NAR Commission AntitrustSettlement
$250 million
Anticompetitive commission practices
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