antitrust | firsttuesday Journal

NAR’s antitrust lawsuit returns as defensive attitudes persist

by Amy Platero | Jul 8, 2022 | Real Estate, Your Practice | 0

A California appeals court has revived a lawsuit against the National Association of Realtors over anticompetitive behavior harmful to agents.

DOJ to examine NAR’s rules and conduct

by Carrie B. Reyes | Jul 19, 2021 | Real Estate, Your Practice | 0

This is not the first time NAR has been in hot water with the DOJ.

National Association of Realtors settles U.S. Department of Justice antitrust lawsuit

by Carrie B. Reyes | Nov 24, 2020 | Real Estate, Your Practice | 1

This is far from the first time NAR has dealt with antitrust lawsuits or allegations.

PDFfiller’s antitrust suit survives first challenge by CAR

by ft Editorial Staff | Apr 30, 2018 | Feature Articles, Real Estate, Your Practice | 0

The fight over a healthy real estate forms market continues between the California Association of Realtors® (CAR) and PDFfiller, a paperless transaction management system (PTM) provider. California licensees win — for now.

CAR is “dangerously close” to having a monopoly on real estate forms, counters PDFfiller

by ft Editorial Staff | Aug 29, 2016 | Feature Articles, Forms, Real Estate | 34

Paperless transaction management system (PTM) provider PDFfiller responds to copyright infringement claims by the California Association of Realtors® (CAR) by countering with antitrust allegations — a familiar and widely recognized charge against the trade union’s domineering behavior.