The PropertyPleadings Court Documents Library: Free Primary-Source Filings for Every Major Real Estate Antitrust Case

By Frances Flynn Thorsen

If you have been following the wave of antitrust litigation reshaping the real estate industry — the NAR commission cases, the Homie v. NAR appeal, the new Zillow v. MRED/Compass lawsuit — you have probably noticed that the actual court documents are surprisingly hard to find. News articles summarize them. Substack posts quote from them. But the PDFs themselves? Usually locked behind PACER, buried in a law firm press release, or simply not linked at all.

That changes today. The PropertyPleadings Court Documents Library is now live at /document-library, and it is the most comprehensive free collection of primary-source real estate antitrust filings available outside of a paid court records subscription.

What Is PACER — and Why Does It Matter?

PACER (Public Access to Court Electronic Records) is the federal government's official system for accessing U.S. federal court filings. It charges $0.10 per page, with a $0.30 minimum per document. For a 53-page complaint, that is $5.30. For a full appellate brief docket with opening brief, response, and reply, you are looking at $15 to $30 — and that is before you factor in the time required to navigate the system, create an account, and locate the correct docket.

For journalists, researchers, real estate professionals, and consumers trying to understand what is actually being alleged in these cases, PACER is a meaningful barrier. The PropertyPleadings Court Documents Library removes that barrier for the documents that matter most to the real estate industry.

What Is in the Library Right Now

The library currently hosts seven primary-source documents across four active case clusters, all free to view and download:

The Zillow v. MRED/Compass complaint is particularly significant: it is a 53-page document filed on May 12, 2026 that has not yet appeared in the RECAP public archive on CourtListener. PropertyPleadings is currently one of the only places to read it for free.

The Case Cluster Accordion View

The library is organized around a Case Cluster accordion — a collapsible folder view that groups documents by case rather than presenting them as an undifferentiated flat list. This matters because real estate antitrust litigation is deeply interconnected. The Sitzer/Burnett verdict led directly to the NAR settlement. The NAR settlement is what Homie argues was inadequate, driving their appeal. The Zillow v. MRED complaint explicitly references the private listing debate that the Compass v. NWMLS case is also litigating. Understanding one case requires understanding the others.

The accordion view makes those relationships visible at a glance. Each cluster shows the case name, document count, and a direct link to the full case page. Clicking a cluster header expands it to reveal all documents in that case, each with its document type badge, filing date, file size, and View/Download buttons. Clicking again collapses it. A toggle in the upper right switches to a flat "All Documents" view with search, type filter, and case filter for users who prefer to browse across cases.

The Homie v. NAR 10th Circuit Briefs: A Note on Transparency

The Homie v. NAR 10th Circuit appeal (Docket No. 25-4101) is one of the most consequential pending cases in real estate antitrust law. Oral argument was held on May 12, 2026 before a three-judge panel. The opening brief, NAR's response brief, and Homie's reply brief are all filed and in the court record.

They are also, as of today, exclusively available via PACER.

Rather than pretend these documents do not exist, the PropertyPleadings library includes pending placeholders for all three briefs in the Homie v. NAR cluster. Each placeholder shows the document title, filing date, and a "PACER Required" badge with the docket number (25-4101). When the briefs become available through the RECAP public archive — which happens when any PACER user views them through the RECAP browser extension and triggers an automatic upload — PropertyPleadings will replace the placeholders with the actual PDFs immediately.

This is what a genuinely useful document library looks like: honest about what it has, honest about what it does not have, and structured to update the moment the gap closes.

What Gets Added Next

The library is designed to grow with the litigation. Documents being tracked for addition include:

• Batton v. Compass (Batton 2) complaint — the companion case to Sitzer/Burnett covering buyer-side commission claims

• Homie v. NAR 10th Circuit briefs — as soon as they appear in the RECAP archive or are shared directly

• Compass v. NWMLS preliminary injunction order — the July 18, 2026 NWMLS response deadline will likely trigger new filings

• Zillow v. MRED/Compass answer and any preliminary injunction motion — expected within 60 days of the May 12 complaint

Contribute a Document

If you are a lawyer, journalist, or researcher with PACER access and want to contribute a filing that should be in this library, use the Contribute a Document page — or email the PDF directly to [email protected]. Include the case name, docket number, document title, and filing date in your message. Every submission is reviewed before publishing, and contributors are credited on request.

This is an open invitation. The Homie 10th Circuit briefs, the Batton 2 complaint, and every future filing that matters to this industry should be freely available to the people it affects. If you have it, share it.

Why This Matters for Buyers, Sellers, and Agents

The real estate industry is in the middle of a structural transformation driven by litigation. The NAR settlement changed how buyer's agent commissions are negotiated. The Zillow v. MRED complaint could determine whether private listing networks are legal. The Homie appeal could reopen the question of whether the NAR settlement was adequate compensation for sellers who paid inflated commissions.

These are not abstract legal questions. They affect how homes are listed, how agents are paid, and how much buyers and sellers pay in transaction costs. The people most affected by these cases — buyers, sellers, and agents — deserve access to the same documents that lawyers and journalists are reading. The PropertyPleadings Court Documents Library is built to provide exactly that.

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The Court Documents Library is available at /document-library. All documents are hosted on the PropertyPleadings CDN and are free to view and download. PACER placeholder entries are clearly marked and will be updated as documents enter the public record. To contribute a document, visit /contribute-document or email [email protected].