NWMLS hits back at Compass, “deceptive” marketing strategy

The Northwest Multiple Listing Service is hitting back at Compass. Seattle-based NWMLS put forward a set of counterclaims in its lawsuit with Compass, claiming the brokerage’s “three-phased marketing strategy” amounts to unfair and deceptive marketing, in a filing in court on Friday. Compass sued the listing service one year ago, alleging that NWMLS engaged in anticompetitive behavior when it changed its rule to prohibit brokerages from marketing listings without making them available to other brokerages through MLS syndication. The listing service had tried to dismiss the lawsuit for a failure to state a claim, but a judge denied that effort […] This article originally appeared on The Real Deal. Click here to read the full story.