US District Judge Patti Saris asked the DOJ Antitrust Division for evidence that offers of compensation in the MLS are anticompetitive and harm consumers
Berkeley passed a local law against rental algorithms last month. RealPage says the rule is unconstitutional and the result of 'an intentional campaign of misinformation'
While some MLS executives praised the 'flexibility' offered by the delayed marketing category that will accompany NAR's Clear Cooperation Policy, its potential repercussions are still unclear
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Plaintiffs and defendant MLS Property Information Network agree that approximately 75% of sellers are opting out of offering compensation to buyer agents in the multiple listing service
Alabama Association of Realtors CEO Jeremy Walker said the association was in favor of buyer-broker agreements in general, but felt requiring one for a home tour put buyers under duress
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Homebuyer plaintiffs allege Hanna Holdings conspired to inflate commissions and that buyers are the ones who pay through higher home prices. Mixed ruling allows case to move forward
A Department of Justice footnote filed on Monday in the Nosalek commission lawsuit suggests some industry leaders may have misinterpreted earlier DOJ messaging
Compass CEO Robert Reffkin argued against Clear Cooperation Wednesday during an Inman on Tour session in Nashville while warning that 'data is the new oil' amid predictions of a national MLS
Judges rule the now-defunct real estate brokerage did not provide evidence of 'concerted action' between NAR and Zillow and that the no-commingling rule was 'in fact' optional
Was Zillow's policy shift, which led to a January 2021 update, a website update or an agreement with NAR that illegally restrained trade? Judges hear both sides
Opinion
Compass CEO Robert Reffkin lays out 10 questions his agents are asking in the wake of NAR's commission settlement in his latest argument in favor of consumer choice and against CCP
Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar has reintroduced the Preventing Algorithmic Collusion Act, inspired by the Department of Justice’s RealPage investigation
First Team CEO Michele Harrington's company just settled a commission suit. But while speaking to Inman, she was critical of the way the suits, and NAR's involvement, have played out