Additionally, they claimed that the purchase contract they signed during their transaction was the standard purchase and sale agreement approved by Florida Realtors and the Florida Bar that was later amended to include “additional terms.” They argue that “the modification of a contract approved by the Florida Bar by a non-lawyer is the illegal practice of law.” Compass addressed the transaction fees it charges consumers in the firm’s first-quarter 2026 earnings report, in which Compass acknowledged them as a revenue stream. “We primarily generate revenue from our owned-brokerage business when we collect a share of the gross sales commissions that these real estate professionals earn from home sales and certain other fees, such as flat transaction commission fees,” the earnings report states. While some reports, such as one from the Consumer Policy Center, claim that consumers pay up to $2 billion in brokerage transaction fees each year, it is unclear if lawsuits like this will catch on among consumers and class action- plaintiffs’ attorneys.