News from NAR
NAR Prepares for Long Antitrust
(Feb. 14, 2006) In an action that signals it will be a hard fight as NAR defends brokers' right to determine how their listings are displayed on the Internet, the U.S. Department of Justice has filed a brief arguing against a motion NAR filed in December seeking to dismiss the agency's antitrust lawsuit against the association.
NAR Files Motion to Dismiss Antitrust Lawsuit
(Dec. 6, 2005) NAR asked a federal district court to dismiss a complaint by the Department of Justice against NAR's policy on the display of MLS information on brokers' Web sites.
DOJ/FTC Workshop: Real Estate Competition Called Fierce
(Oct. 26, 2005) With more than 2.5 million real estate licensees and a wide range of brokerage models working in real estate today, competition has never been greater and consumers have never had wider choice in whom to work with in buying and selling homes, industry panelists said at a public workshop hosted by federal trade regulators Tuesday in Washington.
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Buyers Need Real Estate Professionals in the Internet Marketplace
(Oct. 25, 2005) The Internet has changed but not diminished the role real estate brokers play in helping buyers close real estate transactions successfully, a former president of the National Association of Realtors®told a workshop on competition in the real estate industry sponsored by the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice's Antitrust Division today.
NAR Urges Members to Write to Federal Regulators
(Oct. 17, 2005) On October 25, the DOJ and the FTC are holding a public workshop on competition in real estate. NAR urges members to send comment letters before the workshop, letting them know our industry is competitive. Build your letter using one of our points, and add your own personal experiences.
DOJ Files Amended Antitrust Complaint Against NAR
(Oct. 5, 2005) The U.S. Department of Justice on Oct. 4 filed an amended antitrust complaint against the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®' policies governing the display of listings on broker Web sites, saying the association's new Internet Listing Display (ILD) rules, like its now-rescinded virtual office Web site (VOW) policy, puts Internet-based brokerages at a competitive disadvantage against traditional brokers.
NAR Postpones Internet Listing Display Policy, Reinstates IDX
(October 4, 2005) -- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® General Counsel Laurie Janik urged MLSs not to adopt the association's new Internet Listing Display (ILD) policy until the lawsuit with the U.S. Department of Justice has been resolved.
REALTOR® Q & A: U.S. Department of Justice Lawsuit Against NAR's Internet Listing Display Policy
To help REALTORS® understand why NAR implemented its new policy, explain the issues and principles at stake, and clear up some of the inaccuracies being reported by news media, NAR has developed these questions and answers.
What REALTORS® Need to Know about the DOJ Lawsuit Against NAR
No doubt you have read the news about the U.S. Department of Justice's decision to sue NAR over its new policy governing the display of multiple-listing service data on Internet Web sites.
New 12-Market Study Finds That Real Estate Competition is Fierce
Washington, D.C., September 13, 2005 -- Despite substantial growth of the real estate business in recent years, competition for customers among real estate brokerage firms across the nation is fierce and intense according to a new study of 12 residential real estate markets of differing sizes by researchers at Pennsylvania State University.
