The tallest buildings in Columbus — the ones that make up the skyline, something that, to many, represents the identity of a city — are noticeably emptier than five years ago.

The real estate brokerage unit of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway is facing a new proposed class-action lawsuit accusing it of charging commissions that artificially inflated the cost of buying a home in the United States.

Anywhere Real Estate, RE/Max, and Keller Williams reached their own deals, for a total of $208.5 million. The post Warren Buffett’s real estate brokerage agrees to $250m settlement appeared first on Boston.

The real estate company had been a major holdout after several other big brokerage operators agreed to settle.

The final real estate brokerage involved in a major lawsuit over agent commissions has agreed to a settlement in the landmark case. HomeServices of America will pay $250 million to resolve a series of lawsuits that challenged how real estate agents are paid.

In a big legal change, Warren Buffett’s real estate business recently agreed to pay a huge $250 million to settle a lawsuit about real estate fees. This settlement is one of the biggest in the industry and makes us think about how real estate works and how competitive it is.