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2026
Compass files antitrust lawsuit against CRMLS
Lawsuit filed
Compass International Holdings filed an antitrust lawsuit against California Regional Multiple Listing Service (CRMLS). The complaint alleges that CRMLS rules unlawfully restrict how homeowners and agents may publicly market properties outside the MLS. It seeks to invalidate those rules and to recover damages. The allegations are presented as claims in the filing, not as a court determination.
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Filed on Friday in U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, the complaint claims CRMLS imposes fines of up to $2,500 on real estate agents who follow a client’s lawful instructions to publicly market a property without placing it in CRMLS.
Compass International Holdings has filed an antitrust lawsuit against California Regional Multiple Listing Service (CRMLS), alleging that rules at the nation’s second-largest MLS unlawfully restrict how homeowners and their agents can publicly market properties outside the MLS.
Compass argues that these requirements violate federal antitrust laws by interfering with its exclusive "See It First" marketing program.