Judge Allows Real Estate Case Against Berkshire Unit to Proceed

A Berkshire Hathaway unit and other real estate players must face claims they conspired to inflate real estate commissions after a Pennsylvania judge lifted a stay on the case.

The defendants in the case include Everest Consulting Group LP, which does business as Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices The Preferred Realty, Realty One, Found It PA LLC, and West Penn Multi-List Inc., which provides multiple listing services to real estate agents.

The case is among several filed around the country accusing real estate players of conspiring to raise commissions paid by sellers of residential properties, though the Pennsylvania case doesn’t name the ...