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Antitrust & Trade Reg.

Nov. 16, 2026

Compass sues four Bay Area listing services over antitrust claims

The real estate brokerage alleges that rules requiring properties to be listed on multiple listing services within 24 hours of being marketed elsewhere restrict competition and prevent homeowners from choosing how to sell their properties.

Real estate brokerage Compass Inc. sued four major Bay Area multiple listing services in federal court Thursday, alleging that rules requiring brokers to submit properties to their databases within 24 hours of marketing them elsewhere violate federal and California antitrust laws.

The lawsuits, filed in the Northern District of California against MLSListings Inc., BridgeMLS, Bay East Association of Realtors and Contra Costa Association of Realtors, are part of a broader legal camp...

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