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Brokerages & Business Models
John Reilly

Breaking News in FTC v. Zillow/Redfin Lawsuit

This is one of the FTC’s most significant recent actions involving online real estate and rental marketplaces. The agency’s position is that paying a competitor to exit a market can violate antitrust law when it reduces competition and consumer choice — the “pay to exit” theory.

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Artificial Intelligence
Saul Klein

Editorial 002: Five Forces. One Crossroads

The challenge is no longer simply deciding how listings should be shared.
It is preserving consumer trust while the rules of cooperation, competition, and innovation continue to evolve.

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The Second Association — Compass Joins ARA

That broker responsibility formula is the pressure point, and it is about to be tested by the largest brokerage in the country. If a company with tens of thousands of agents concludes that it is paying association dues for licensees who have chosen not to be members, and can point to a $20 alternative it already funds, the conversation with local leadership changes character quickly. The association is no longer selling a benefit. It is defending an invoice.

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Key Elements Of The CONSPIRACY Theory

Once a jury determines that  the defendants conspired to engage in anti-competitive behavior that violates the Sherman Act, the only thing left for the jury to determine is the issue of damages (which amount can be tripled).

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