Compass and Northwest Multiple Listing Service settle 16-month legal battle

This story originally appeared on Real Estate News . (Illustration by Real Estate News/Shutterstock) Compass and the Washington state-based Northwest Multiple Listing Service (NWMLS) have settled their year-plus-long lawsuit, Compass announced on Monday. A new marketing option Compass and NWMLS have agreed to a settlement through the creation of a new listing status that will allow Compass agents to pre-market their properties without risk of being fined by the MLS.