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Mega-brokerage Compass faces new federal lawsuit as ‘private listing’ battles keep heating up

By: Jennifer Gould

22 October 2026 at 21:30

Six multiple listing services from across the country filed a federal lawsuit in the Southern District of New York seeking to beat antitrust claims.

Robert Reffkin helms Compass.

Over the past year, controversies surrounding Compass's private listings practice have grown hotter.

OneKey’s CEO, Richard Haggerty. OneKey may join in on this new lawsuit, sources say.

Luxury listings tend to head for public sale as a means of luring in high-net-worth interest, such as this $250,000 rental at 432 Park Ave.

That residence stands sky-high along Billionaires' Row.

rival Brown Harris Stevens CEO Bess Freedman says that access is difficult and has led to Compass allegedly poaching non-Compass clients.

Jeremy Wacksman, CEO of Zillow.

According to longtime appraiser Jonathan Miller, homes generally sell for less when they are not on an open market.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren.