Real estate blog entries tagged with anti trust

Blog entries tagged with "anti trust":

anti trust: Bad Press...A One Way Street! - 04/20/08 01:14 PM

Today there was an article on the front page of our local Newspaper entitled, "Three Real Estate Firms Subpoenaed in Kickback Probe". I chose not to cut and post the link to the article because I happen to know that at least one of the brokers named seems to be a … (3 comments)

anti trust: REAL ESTATE REBATES OK: MONTANA BOARD OF REALTY REGULATION PERMITS RE REBATES - 04/02/08 09:02 PM

IN MONTANA REAL ESTATE BROKERS MAY ONCE AGAIN OFFER REBATES TO CONSUMERS
The Department of Justice announced today that the Montana Board of Realty Regulation has pulled back the rule disallowing real estate brokers from offering rebates and other incentives to clients. This action is a response to a recent Department of Justice Antitrust Division investigation. The DOJ stated the rule change … (2 comments)

anti trust: The Department of Justice on rebates... - 11/16/07 05:54 PM

Here is a link to what the DOJ has to say about offering rebates to consumers in the real estate industry:
http://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/real_estate/rebates.htm
The Department of Justice has repeatedly shown that rebates are good for consumers and create healthy competition.
A few thoughts...
Rebates are widely accepted in most industries outside of real estate, they … (1 comments)

anti trust: Mr. Smith goes to the Real Estate Commission... To Rebate or not to Rebate? - 11/13/07 07:40 PM

This is the letter I sent over to the Attorney General's office after realizing that arguing with the investigator with the real estate commission was not going to get me anywhere:
Honorable Attorney General Colberg
State of Alaska
CC: Bennett Matelson, United States Dept of Justice
Mr. Attorney General Colberg,
The purpose of this letter along with … (1 comments)

anti trust: Mr. Smith goes to the Real Estate Commission... Introduction - 11/13/07 05:38 PM

This is the beginning of a series of posts detailing my dealings with the Alaska Real Commission, and other groups in the state of Alaska who are attempting to prohibit a licensee/agent from giving back part of a commission to their clients.
I never thought that I would be given a hard … (4 comments)

anti trust: Get your head out of the sand, before it's too late! - 06/01/07 02:59 PM

Are you unknowingly violating Anti Trust laws? Or are you doing it on purpose? If so, you need to get your head out of the sand before it's too late. "Broker Bryant, what the heck are you talking about?" Well, thanks for asking. I was reading my new Florida Real Estate magazine … (64 comments)

anti trust: 10 Real Estate and Mortgage Predictions for 2007 - 01/16/07 10:42 AM

This is the last in a short series of posts inspired by my trip to Manhattan for the Inman REConnect Conference….
What did I take away from it all? Ill format my answers in the form of some 2007 predictions (in no particular order):
Active Rain and other community based … (10 comments)

anti trust: Sherman and Broker Bryant mount up for battle! - 12/06/06 03:57 PM

I woke up today in such a good mood. My Seller, mentioned in my last post, received his money late yesterday afternoon and I had a pretty light schedule today. Then I read my E-mails only to find that our MFRMLS rules have just been changed and the rules relating to … (91 comments)