If you've been following the drama around real estate commissions, you might be wondering what happened to Homie's lawsuit against the NAR. Short answer: it's over, and Homie lost.

Back in 2024, Homie sued the NAR for basically the same reasons the NAR settled in the Sitzer/Burnett lawsuit.

Homie felt their business was being hindered by an NAR-wide conspiracy not to take buyers to Homie listings because they paid low commissions.

What Evidence Did Homie Bring?

And they had receipts. They brought text messages, and they brought Facebook group posts. It proved one thing: that a specific agent behaved that way.

The agent literally said, "I don't take my clients to Homie because they pay low commissions."

It didn't prove an association-wide conspiracy, it proved one agent was steering clients away from Homie. You don't sue mom and dad for the children's actions. You sue the children.

The Other Argument: NAR's Rules Hurt Their Business

Homie also argued that the NAR's rules affected their business negatively.

The judge basically said: you entered the game knowing the rules, and you thrived for several years under those same rules.

Statute of Limitations Killed Part of the Case Too

There's also a statute of limitations. You get four years to sue over established rules, and after that, you can't.

You can read more about the ruling here: appeals court quashes Homie appeal, delivers NAR victory.

What This Means for First-Time Buyers

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Originally shared by u/SamTMortgageBroker in r/UtahHomeBuying — view the original thread.