{"id":4196,"date":"2023-04-10T19:50:06","date_gmt":"2023-04-10T19:50:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.realtrends.com\/blog\/2023\/04\/10\/brokerpulse-q2-2023-threats-and-opportunity-in-the-housing-market\/"},"modified":"2025-03-13T02:50:24","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T02:50:24","slug":"brokerpulse-q2-2023-threats-and-opportunity-in-the-housing-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.realtrends.com\/blog\/2023\/04\/10\/brokerpulse-q2-2023-threats-and-opportunity-in-the-housing-market\/","title":{"rendered":"BrokerPulse Q2 2023: Threats and opportunity in the housing market"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The industry threat of the loss of cooperation and compensation is very real. And, brokers are starting to pay attention after hearing about a recent ruling by Judge Andrea R. Wood of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois that the \u201cMoehrl case,\u201d named after its lead plaintiff<\/a>, had achieved class certification, nearly a year after a similar federal lawsuit known as Sitzer\/Burnett<\/a> received class certification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plaintiffs in the Moehrl case, filed in 2019, allege that commission sharing inflates the costs for sellers, in violation of the Sherman Act. A ruling against National Association of Realtors (NAR)<\/strong> and various franchisors, including Anywhere<\/strong>, HomeServices of America<\/strong>, RE\/MAX<\/strong> and Keller Williams<\/strong>, could disrupt the brokerage commissions model across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But, the class action lawsuits aren’t the top threat that brokerage leaders have on their minds, according to the RealTrends Q2 2023 BrokerPulse <\/a><\/strong>survey. In fact, only 1.14% said that the outcome of commission and antitrust lawsuits are a top challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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