A brokerage and the FTC sued an MLS in the mid-2000s over a listing policy, an echo of Compass’s suit against NWMLS.

The brokerage continues to position office exclusives as pro-consumer, but declined to elaborate on what it hopes to gain ...

NWMLS is not Realtor association affiliated and its Clear Cooperation Policy does not allow for office exclusives.

The antitrust lawsuit brought by Compass against Northwest Multiple Listing Service last week makes a number of claims ...

Brokerage alleged listing service engaged in monopolistic and anticompetitive behavior in banning office exclusives ...

On April 25, Compass filed a lawsuit against NWMLS in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington alleging ...

According to data released last week by the Northwest Multiple Listing Service, active listings rose 44% between March 2024 and March 2025 in the 26 Washington counties that the NWMLS tracks. That ...

According to data released last week by the Northwest Multiple Listing Service, active listings rose 44% between March 2024 and March 2025 in the 26 Washington counties that the NWMLS tracks.

“Rising median house prices continue to exacerbate affordability issues,” Steven Bourassa, director of the Washington Center for Real Estate Research, said in the NWMLS report. “In the first quarter ...