New disclosure forms will help buyers and sellers understand who is getting paid — and how much — during home transactions, ...

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

The changes include a new standalone Referral fee Disclosure form and updates to brokerage services agreements.

Arguably one of the best parts of going to Costco—beyond the samples and great finds—is hitting the food court after shopping ...

The brokerage giant and a Washington state MLS have been butting heads over pre-marketing rules and private listings. Now a ...

NWMLS noted that inventory levels are high across the 26 counties, but the pace of sales is relatively slow with spring underway. The number of active listings showed double-digit year-over-year ...

In the April 25 complaint, Compass lawyers — which include NAR’s former lead antitrust attorney Ethan Glass — argued that all brokerages who have member agents on the NWMLS board are “co ...

Therefore, under NWMLS policy, homeowners in most of Washington are prohibited from using any pre-marketing tactics if they want to add their homes to the MLS. Compass says that policy is unfair to ...

“With NWMLS’s anticompetitive and tortious conduct, the only way a home seller in the Seattle area can effectively have the choice on how to market their home is to forgo using a professional ...

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 ...

The NWMLS counts several housing types as “condos,” including town homes, converted single-family homes and accessory dwelling units added to a backyard or space beside an existing home.