The real estate industry is again in the antitrust spotlight, with recent lawsuits targeting the market dominance and listing policies of major players like Zillow, Inc. (Zillow) and the National Association of Realtors...more
On April 5, 2024, the D.C. Circuit ruled that the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division could reopen an investigation of allegedly anticompetitive practices of the National Association of Realtors (“NAR”). See Nat’l Ass’n...more
The homebuying market as we know it is about to see sweeping changes. On Friday, March 15, 2024, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) announced a settlement with groups of home sellers, agreeing to end antitrust...more
A federal jury ruling just changed the game for real estate brokers and the commissions they are permitted to collect. In Sitzer v. the National Association of Realtors, the defendants (which included the National Association...more