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by groundzeros2015 44 days ago
This lawsuit is about realtors acting against your interest (agency problem), and is not about you being forced to pay a particular commission.

You can choose your realtor. You can discuss with them.

This person just bought a 2m house!
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triceratops 44 days ago
> not about you being forced to pay a particular commission

It's literally in the first paragraph of the article.

"At trial, a federal jury found that they violated antitrust law by conspiring to force home sellers to pay inflated commissions to real estate agents."

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pc86 44 days ago
The force applies to "inflated," e.g. they agreed to pay a fee but were forced to pay an inflated fee. Not they were forced to pay any fee at all.
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triceratops 44 days ago
I don't understand the point of this clarification.
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pc86 44 days ago
There is a difference between "forced to pay a fee" and "forced to pay an inflated fee." The GP said it's not about being forced to pay a particular commission, which is the first one, which is accurate.
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triceratops 44 days ago
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48585389 the thread started here where the commenter said "diabolical fee". In any case this is high pedantry.
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