A large verdict grabbed headlines last October when a federal jury from Kansas City, Missouri, awarded almost $1.8 billion in damages against the National Association of Realtors (NAR) and various major real estate companies for violating antitrust laws. While the parties and court sorted out whether a final judgment would be entered and on what terms, NAR settled the case and three other pending class actions in a landmark deal announced on March 15, 2024, that changes its MLS listing rules and broker requirements. Specifically, NAR agreed to pay $418 million over four years, change its MLS compensation rule that mandated a uniform compensation offer to buyer's brokers, and requires buyer's agents to enter agreements with their clients, among other things. These changes are bound to shake up compensation in an industry that, at times, seemed anti-competitive—particularly in high value markets where the commissions grew increasingly large for the same services.