A judge has scheduled the trial between Compass and NWMLS over the latter party’s listing policy to begin in June 2026.

NWMLS has not restricted Compass’ ability to compete with rivals and the antitrust laws do not impose a duty on NWMLS to deal with Compass differently than any other brokerage.” ...

Compass said it had spent months trying to work with NWMLS to implement rule changes that would allow office exclusives, but claimed NWMLS “simply refused” to do so.

Compass has filed a lawsuit against the Northwest Multiple Listing Service (NWMLS) alleging antitrust violations and monopolistic behavior related to its ban on office exclusives and its temporary ...