Listing Service Gets Final Approval of Real Estate Fee Settlement

Sept. 30, 2025, 2:35 PM UTC

MLS Property Information Network Inc. got final approval of a $3.95 million litigation settlement with plaintiffs who accused it of inflating real estate commission fees.

The deal frees one of the largest home listing services in the US from a case brought in 2020 when home seller plaintiffs in Massachusetts alleged that MLS PIN imposed anticompetitive rules, including that a seller offer to pay the commission of the real estate buyer’s broker.

Judge Patti Saris of the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts said in a Monday order that the value of the settlement “outweighs the uncertain ...

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