Compass Inc（COMP）のニュースとイベントCOMPCompass Inc

Six MLSs Sue Compass to Uphold Fair Competition

Six multiple listing services, or MLSs, representing more than 120,000 real estate professionals nationwide have filed a joint federal lawsuit against Compass, seeking to "uphold rules that promote fair competition, protect access to housing information, and prevent large brokerages from gaining an unfair advantage by withholding publicly marketed properties from the shared real estate database," the group stated. "Arizona Regional Multiple Listing Service, bridgeMLS, Canopy MLS, Doorify MLS, Hive MLS, and REcolorado filed the complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York after Compass threatened lawsuits unless the organizations stopped enforcing rules requiring publicly marketed properties to be shared with other MLS participants. The six organizations are asking the court to declare that their cooperation rules comply with applicable federal and state antitrust laws and to prevent Compass from pursuing legal claims challenging those rules," the group announced.

Compass Sues California's Largest Real Estate Service

Compass sued California's largest real estate listing service, California Regional Multiple Listing Service, in a Los Angeles federal court on Friday, claiming anticompetitive rules, Leah Nylen and Paulina Cachero of Bloomberg report. Compass alleged the requirement that agents list homes for sale within one business day or face fines violates U.S. antitrust laws, according to Bloomberg.

Chicago Judge Lifts Zillow Access Order, Compass Shares Rise

Chicago District Judge John Tharp dissolved a previous order that required multiple listings service provider Midwest Real Estate Data to temporarily maintain Zillow's access to listings, Leah Nylen and Paulina Cachero of Bloomberg report. Tharp ordered Zillow to engage in arbitration over its listings contract with Chicago's Midwest Real Estate Data. Bloomberg says the ruling is a key win for Compass (COMP). Zillow attempted to to exclude Compass listings from its site, but the Midwest Real Estate Data said that violated their terms, Bloomberg notes. Shares of Compass are up 10c to $10.46 while Zillow is down 47c to $32.71.