Homesellers accuse Massachusetts-based MLS PIN, Realogy, Keller Williams, RE/MAX and HomeServices of America of conspiracy to stifle competition and keep commissions artificially inflated.
Source: Inman News
MLS, brokerage giants hit with commission price-fixing lawsuit
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