The lawsuit has nothing to do with VLS. They don't deal with buyer's agents. How they deal with one VLS agent finding another VLS agent's listing I have no idea.
This lawsuit will complicate the buyer agent process. There will be no more buyer agent commission listed in an MLS listing. A buyer will have to sign a contract with their agent and the buyer will have to either pay the agent out of pocket or they will have to put in their offer some sort of compensation to the buyer agent.
This just makes the whole thing more complicated. Also, while it may benefit a seller, it hurts a buyer that may have now pay more. Probably going to see more offers with "cash back at closing" to cover the buyer paying their agent.
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