February 6, 2026
A Missouri federal judge granted final approval for $42 million worth of class action settlements to resolve antitrust claims accusing the National Association of Realtors and multiple brokerages of conspiring to charge home sellers with excessive broker commission fees.
In his order filed Thursday, U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Bough approved settlements for claims lodged against William Raveis Real Estate Inc., Hanna Holdings Inc., Windermere Real Estate Services Company Inc. Exit Realty Corp. International, Exit Realty Corp. USA and William L. Lyon & Associates Inc. after granting preliminary approval back in October 2025.
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The class is represented by Alexander Aiken, Beatrice Franklin, Floyd Short, Marc M. Seltzer and Matthew R. Berry of Susman Godfrey LLP, Robert A. Braun, Daniel H. Silverman and Sabrina Merold of Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, Brandon J.B. Boulware and Jeremy M. Suhr of Boulware Law LLC, Eric L. Dirks and Michael A. Williams of Williams Dirks Dameron LLC, Michael S. Ketchmark and Scott A. McCreight of Ketchmark & McCreight PC and Steve W. Berman, Jeannie Evans, Nathan Emmons and Rio Pierce of Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP.