We're on a mission to bring clarity and transparency to one of the most significant legal transformations in real estate history. The CHMA Collective was founded to help real estate professionals, consumers, and industry stakeholders navigate the rapidly evolving landscape of commission litigation and practice changes.
The real estate commission lawsuits represent a watershed moment for the industry—one that will reshape how agents are compensated, how consumers understand the home buying and selling process, and how the entire ecosystem adapts to new rules and expectations. Yet for many professionals and consumers, the details of these cases remain opaque, buried in legal filings and scattered across news reports.
That's where we come in. The CHMA Collective exists to demystify this complex litigation, track its progress in real-time, and provide actionable insights that help you understand not just what's happening, but why it matters and how it affects you. We believe that informed professionals make better decisions, and informed consumers deserve transparency.
Our comprehensive lawsuit tracker, legal strategy analyses, and educational resources are designed to cut through the noise and deliver the information you need—whether you're an agent adapting your practice, a broker updating your policies, or a consumer trying to understand your rights in this new landscape.
We maintain the most detailed public database of real estate commission lawsuits, updated weekly with the latest filings, settlements, and court decisions. Our tracker covers 22+ cases and counting, with settlement amounts exceeding $1 billion.
We break down the tactics employed by the three powerhouse plaintiff firms—Cohen Milstein, Hagens Berman, and Susman Godfrey—so you can understand the legal theories, evidence, and negotiation strategies that drove these landmark settlements.
Our Commission Impact Calculator helps agents model how the new rules might affect their income, while our case comparison tool lets you see how different lawsuits stack up in terms of scope, settlement amounts, and practice changes.
From our comprehensive glossary of legal terms to our timeline of key events, we provide the context and background knowledge you need to make sense of this complex litigation and its implications for your business.
The CHMA Collective brings together expertise in real estate, legal analysis, and technology. Our team has decades of combined experience in the real estate industry, having witnessed firsthand the evolution of agent compensation models, MLS systems, and consumer expectations.
We're not lawyers—we're educators and analysts who believe that complex legal developments should be accessible to everyone they affect. Our background as early adopters of technology in real estate, dating back to the pre-Internet era of the 1970s, gives us a unique perspective on how industry-wide changes unfold and what it takes to adapt successfully.
We've always believed in transparency over gatekeeping. Just as we once advocated for including full property addresses in listings (despite industry pushback) because it better served sellers and attracted more qualified buyers, we now advocate for full transparency in how these lawsuits are reshaping the industry. Quality information leads to quality decisions.
The commission lawsuits aren't just about money—they're about fundamentally rethinking the relationship between agents, clients, and the industry infrastructure that connects them. The settlements and practice changes emerging from these cases will affect millions of transactions, billions of dollars in commissions, and the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of real estate professionals.
By tracking this litigation closely and making our findings accessible, we're helping to ensure that the transition to this new model is informed, thoughtful, and fair. Whether you're an agent renegotiating your value proposition, a broker updating your training programs, or a consumer trying to understand what these changes mean for your next home purchase, we're here to help you navigate this transformation with confidence.
The CHMA Collective, LLC
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State College, PA 16801