BusinessReal Estate Will real estate commission verdict of $1.78B inspire copycat lawsuits? By Deanna B. Narveson - November 1, 2023 (iStock) FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmailPrint A federal jury in Missouri has found the National Association of Realtors and some residential brokerages liable to pay $1.78 billion in damages for conspiring to inflate home sale commissions. Already an INSIDER? Sign in.