Case Explained: Homie Technology v. National Association of Realtors, et al.

Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit Filed: 2026-08-11 Docket: 2:24-CV-00616-DAK) The tenth-circuit affirmed the district court’s dismissal of Homie Technology’s antitrust claims against the National Association of Realtors and various real estate brokerages, ruling that the claims were barred by the statute of limitations. The court held that under 15 U.S.C. § 15b and Utah Code Ann. § 76-16-503, Homie’s federal and state antitrust claims accrued between 2015 and 2019 when the challenged NAR rules were promulgated, meaning the four-year limitations period expired before Homie filed suit in 2024. The court applied the “continuing conspiracy” exception to the statute of limitations but found it inapplicable because Homie failed to plausibly allege that the NAR’s promulgation of the challenged rules and the subsequent boycotts by individual brokers were part of a single, unified conspiracy. The court reasoned that while the alleged boycott by unnamed brokers might constitute an antitrust violation, Homie did not sufficiently allege that the NAR rules themselves reflected a “conscious commitment to a common scheme designed to achieve an unlawful objective” of excluding new market entrants. The court noted that Homie’s own allegations showed it was initially successful in the market for years while the rules were in effect, undermining the claim that the rules were inherently exclusionary. Furthermore, the court determined that NAR’s annual reaffirmation and enforcement of the rules could not constitute a continuing conspiracy because they could not renew an agreement that Homie had not plausibly alleged existed in the first place. Because the claims are time-barred, the appellate court did not address Homie’s alternative arguments regarding antitrust injury or standing. The practical consequence is that Homie Technology’s lawsuit against the NAR and Brokerage Defendants is dismissed with prejudice, preventing the case from proceeding to discovery or trial on the merits of the antitrust allegations. Do It For The Case Law is a news reporting service. Nothing in this episode constitutes legal advice.