Zillow bashes Upstream and CAR in public regulator comments
The real estate giant balked at Upstream's 'unreasonable restrictions' on listing data and CAR's 'refusal to negotiate'
Questions inquisitive man with computer
Real estate trade group condemns tech giant for the same practices its member agents and brokers engage in
Washington, D.C. Capitol Building
The final date to submit comments on the industry's competitiveness to the US Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission is Tuesday
by Andrea V. Brambila Jul 30
How should real estate make its data more open?
Daniel Castro of the Information Technology & Innovation Foundation and Scott Petronis of eXp Realty hashed out what open data means in real estate last week at ICSF
by Andrea V. Brambila Jul 27
Alabama landlord sued for allegedly demanding sex from tenants
DOJ alleges in lawsuit that Randy Hames subjected female tenants to sexual harassment and violated the Fair Housing Act
by Patrick Kearns Jul 10
AG Jeff Sessions
ACLU says move signals there 'is a war being waged on civil liberties'
by Patrick Kearns Jul 6
washington dc
MLSs also request FTC and DOJ not use them to publicize commission rates
by Andrea V. Brambila Jun 18
One fighter jet flying at an angle to others in the team
Opinion
Real estate disruptors are just beginning to rewrite the industry’s constitution in a way that the real estate business has not faced before. Long-standing protocols are threatened, fundamentally altering the industry
by Brad Inman Jun 14
Real estate competition workshop
Panels covered listing data tech, brokerage business models and government regulations
by Andrea V. Brambila Jun 13
Will the Department of Justice take on pocket listings?
Thoughts on 'off-market' listings differ across the industry, but what will the DOJ say about them?
by Steve Cook Jun 4
What should real estate expect from DOJ workshop? Zillow discusses
Antitrust attorney David Kully and open data advocate Daniel Castro share insights into DOJ and FTC's upcoming examination of real estate competition
by Emma Hinchliffe May 2
washington dc
Federal regulators will live stream event, public is invited to weigh in on antitrust with comments now
Watch NAR and experts discuss real estate antitrust on live stream
Think tank ITIF’s public forum will explore ways to make the industry more competitive
NAR says it won't turn back the clock on antitrust
Trade group addresses worries over real estate competition
by Andrea V. Brambila Feb 19
Read the Senate letter requesting probe into real estate competition
Joint DOJ-FTC antitrust workshop to be held sometime in the spring