Key facts
- OneKey MLS joined CRMLS as a co-plaintiff in a federal lawsuit against Compass.
- The lawsuit challenges Compass's demands to roll back local cooperation policies.
- The amended complaint seeks to affirm that rules requiring public marketing of listings are consistent with antitrust law.
- OneKey MLS serves over 48,000 real estate professionals across Long Island, New York City, and the Hudson Valley.
- CRMLS is the nation's largest MLS by subscriber count.
- Compass claims that allowing 'office exclusives' has worked for years in nearly 30% of the country without negative consequences.
New York-based OneKey MLS has joined California Regional MLS (CRMLS) as a co-plaintiff in its federal lawsuit against Compass International Holdings. The move, announced Tuesday, follows OneKey’s rejection of Compass’s demands to roll back local cooperation policies. The amended complaint asks a judge to affirm that rules requiring the shared, public marketing of listings are consistent with antitrust law and support an open marketplace.
OneKey, which serves over 48,000 real estate professionals, framed the dispute as a test of how listing data is distributed and who gets access to it. Richard Haggerty, CEO of OneKey MLS, stated the case addresses how homes for sale are shared and how buyers access that information.
CRMLS, the nation's largest MLS by subscriber count, originally filed the case against Compass. A Compass spokesperson stated that seven of the top 25 MLSs, covering 340,000 agents across 12 states, have allowed agents to publicly market 'office exclusives' without fines for years.