Compass lawsuits and NAR’s new delayed listing policy fuel debate over private networks, transparency, and MLS rules in 2025.

Compass and NWMLS will now go to trial in October 2026 as discovery disputes delay the antitrust case schedule.

This story originally appeared on Real Estate News. The heated dispute between brokerage giant Compass and Kirkland, Wash.-based Northwest Multiple Listing Service over pre-marketing rules and private ...

Northwest MLS, the largest multiple listing service in the Pacific Northwest, will not take part in the $418 million agreement reached by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) in the ...

Compass has taken its battle over private listings to the courts. The brokerage filed a lawsuit against Seattle-based Northwest Multiple Listing Service, accusing it of being a “monopolist” and ...