Hi, everybody. It's Cheryl Ackison. Welcome to another edition of full measure after hours.

Today, we break down the impact of a landmark lawsuit that's upended real estate sales and how you pay commission.

For decades, buying or selling a home in the United States has meant

navigating a maze of real estate agents, commissions, and unspoken rules, with most

American consumers unaware that the seller paid for everyone's agent or that those fees

paid for the real estate were negotiable.

A landmark class action lawsuit that you may not have heard about will impact you if you

buy or sell a house now. The suit was filed against the National Association of Realtors.

It has upended the whole system, exposing conflicts of interest and sparking

what some call a fair, more transparent market, while others, including some realtors,

decry it all as a confusing mess. As new rules reshape how homes are bought and sold,

both buyers and sellers are now grappling with a process

that is theoretically clearer but possibly murkier in practice. That's the topic of my cover story

on Sunday, October 19th, and today you're going to hear from a plaintiff, a homeowner

in the critical lawsuit that changed everything. His name is Jared Bright.

I was a named plaintiff in the Realtors lawsuit against the National Association of Realtors, as well as the major conglomerates of

real estate companies. And currently, I work for Mothers Against Drunk Driving as a regional executive

director in the Midwest, what we call the Heartland of America. Is that lawsuit referred to as

something commonly like a shorthand? The actual title is Stiteser Burnett.

Sorry, Siteser Burnett.

But we call it the NAR lawsuit.

Why?

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