March 06, 2025
A year and a half after a Missouri federal jury found that the National Association of Realtors inflated fees for home sellers, the Eighth Circuit is evaluating a series of settlements in wake of the decision while the Justice Department pursues its own antitrust investigation with a court's blessing.
September 10, 2021
An Eighth Circuit panel on Friday found that HomeServices of America Inc. waived its right to arbitrate claims from consumers alleging that industrywide real estate commission rules have artificially inflated broker fees.
February 16, 2021
An Eighth Circuit judge appeared skeptical Tuesday about sending a consumer antitrust suit over home sale fees to arbitration after an attorney for HomeServices of America Inc. conceded the real estate brokerage firm had not signed a direct contract with the plaintiffs.
July 08, 2020
The Eighth Circuit should reverse a ruling that would force a real estate brokerage to face proposed antitrust class claims accusing it of charging inflated fees, and instead let the company drag the dispute into arbitration, the firm has said.