Claims, Defendants Partially Dismissed In Homebuyers’ Commission Class Case

( February 26, 2024, 9:45 AM EST) -- CHICAGO — A federal judge in Illinois partially granted motions to dismiss filed by a real estate brokers trade association and real estate franchisors in a putative class complaint by homebuyers who accuse the defendants of conspiring over commission rates, resulting in homebuyers paying artificially inflated prices for residential real estate because a portion of the supracompetitive rates is incorporated into the sales price of homes....