Mealey's ( October 7, 2020, 11:25 AM EDT) -- CHICAGO — An Illinois federal judge on Oct. 2 allowed an antitrust action against the National Association of Realtors (NAR) and seven real estate franchisors to proceed because homeowners sufficiently allege a conspiracy to artificially inflate commission offers to a successful buyer-broker for property listing on a multiple listing service (MLS) (Christopher Moehrl, et al. v. The National Association of Realtors, et al., No. 19-1610, N.D. Ill., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 182532)....