NWMLS did not return HousingWire’s request for comment. In an email response, a Compass spokesperson called the filing a “routine procedural matter related to the scheme,” adding that it “does not reflect any change in the substance of the case.”
The court has not yet ruled on the pending motion to dismiss, and it would be premature to comment or speculate on what position NWMLS may or may not take in the future,” the spokesperson wrote. “Our position remains that we believe our case has merit, and we look forward to presenting our case in court. We have no additional information to share at this time.”
Compass filed this lawsuit against NWMLS at the end of April this year. The antitrust case centers on NWMLS’s listing policies. As an MLS that is not affiliated with a Real Estate Association, NWMLS is not required to adhere to the National Association of Real Estate Agents (NAR) MLS Policy. As a result, NWMLS’s listing policy does not have the same office-exclusive format as NAR’s Clear Cooperation Policy (CCP). In the complaint, Compass alleges that NWMLS “is a monopolist and a combination of competing real estate agents.”
In response, NWMLS filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit, claiming it has “no duty to deal with Compass.”
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