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title: Real Estate Giants Realogy and Compass Tangle in Court Again
description: Veteran anti-trust expert, ElVeteran anti-trust expert, Eleanor Fox, says Realogy’s suit accusing Compass of “unfair business practices and illegal schemes” is fraught with problems.
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# [Real Estate Giants Realogy and Compass Tangle in Court Again](https://www.nationalinvestornetwork.com/financials/real-estate-giants-realogy-and-compass-tangle-in-court-again)

 Written by [Jeff Mindham](https://www.nationalinvestornetwork.com/financials/author/jeff-mindham) | Jul 17, 2019 7:18:54 PM

Realogy is suing Compass for “unfair business practices and illegal schemes”, claiming that Compass fixes prices, overpays new employees and encourages recruits to violate employment agreements. However, a number of antitrust experts feel [Realogy’s suit](https://therealdeal.com/national/2019/07/16/realogys-explosive-suit-against-compass-may-be-seriously-misguided-antitrust-expert/) is misguided because their allegations will be hard to prove.  

This is the 10th time the $4.4 billion brokerage has been sued since 2014.

George Hay, former director of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division says that Realogy’s claims are “just allegations” and “allegations are not that hard to make.”  

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