Yeah, I think the most troubling piece of this is how hard it is to figure out if something illegal was going on. I'd say it's definitely a point in favor of ju

Yeah, I think the most troubling piece of this is how hard it is to figure out if something illegal was going on. I'd say it's definitely a point in favor of just listing your home on the open market rather than doing a pocket listing (a private sale without listing). Even if you really trust your agent, pricing a home is really hard and is best left to competing buyers. It sounds like a lot of these sales were "listed" by realtors who already had an offer in hand when they contacted the owner so they weren't really soliciting the open market for highest and best offers (which is definitely a violation of their fiduciary duties).