Flat Fee MLS, For Sale By Owner, Home Buyer Rebates » doj https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog Now, There's A Smarter Way to Buy or Sell Your Home - Bloomkey Wed, 03 Mar 2010 01:41:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 The Congressional Eye-Opener…I Mean Hearing https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/07/27/the-congressional-eye-openeri-mean-hearing/ https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/07/27/the-congressional-eye-openeri-mean-hearing/#comments Thu, 27 Jul 2006 20:53:33 +0000 admin http://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/07/27/the-congressional-eye-openeri-mean-hearing/ Congress listened to panelists plead their case of anti-competitve action by MLS’s and realtor associations Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you are listening to surrounding conversation all the while thinking, “This person is so off base, he can’t be serious?” Welcome to room 2128 of the Rayburn House Office Building for the Congressional Hearing of “The [...]

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]]> https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/07/27/the-congressional-eye-openeri-mean-hearing/feed/ 0 Consumer Federation of America Questions State Regulatory Commissions https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/07/24/consumer-federation-of-america-questions-state-regulatory-commissions/ https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/07/24/consumer-federation-of-america-questions-state-regulatory-commissions/#comments Tue, 25 Jul 2006 03:33:52 +0000 admin http://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/07/24/consumer-federation-of-america-questions-state-regulatory-commissions/ Conflict of interest for state regulatory commissions The Consumer Federation of America is on the offensive again, attacking state real estate regulatory commissions for their "blatant conflict of interest." How has this been swept under the rug during the ongoing disputes involving the FTC and DOJ? This seems to be one of those "no-brainer" topics needing [...]

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]]> https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/07/24/consumer-federation-of-america-questions-state-regulatory-commissions/feed/ 0 Congressional Hearing to Focus on Competition in Real Estate https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/07/24/congressional-hearing-to-focus-on-competition-in-real-estate/ https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/07/24/congressional-hearing-to-focus-on-competition-in-real-estate/#comments Tue, 25 Jul 2006 03:08:42 +0000 admin http://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/07/24/congressional-hearing-to-focus-on-competition-in-real-estate/ Titled "The Changing Real Estate Market," the comgressional hearing scheduled for July 25, 2006 is going to address the role of the internet on the market, innovative brokerage models (like flat fee MLS and home buyer rebate brokerages), MLS’s, and the effect of minimum service laws. The hearing comes on the heals of a consent [...]

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]]> https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/07/24/congressional-hearing-to-focus-on-competition-in-real-estate/feed/ 0 Another One Bites the Dust https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/07/21/another-one-bites-the-dust/ https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/07/21/another-one-bites-the-dust/#comments Fri, 21 Jul 2006 17:01:12 +0000 admin http://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/07/21/another-one-bites-the-dust/ New Mexico rescinds anti-competitive rules Against heavy objection from the Department of Justice in February, New Mexico passed a rule requiring all brokers in the state to accept and present all offers to their clients. This rule effectively prohibits some forms of limited service companies that do only MLS entry. The New Mexico Real Estate Commission [...]

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]]> https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/07/21/another-one-bites-the-dust/feed/ 0 The Real Estate Revolution https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/05/31/the-real-estate-revolution/ https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/05/31/the-real-estate-revolution/#comments Thu, 01 Jun 2006 03:46:56 +0000 admin http://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/05/31/the-real-estate-revolution/ The future of the real estate industry Is there an easy answer to the question about where the real estate industry is headed? It doesn’t seem that way at this point. With the anti-competitive legal battles continuing between the DOJ and the National Association of Realtors (NAR), it’s hard to determine exactly what the future may hold. Although, it [...]

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]]> https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/05/31/the-real-estate-revolution/feed/ 0 Minimum Service Spotlight shifts to New Mexico https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/02/20/minimum-service-spotlight-shifts-to-new-mexico/ https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/02/20/minimum-service-spotlight-shifts-to-new-mexico/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2006 04:26:07 +0000 admin http://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/02/20/minimum-service-spotlight-shifts-to-new-mexico/ Limited service brokerages under fire again Another state real estate commission has succumbed, at least temporarily, to pressure from the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission’s warnings against the imposition of minimum service regulations for real estate brokers. The effect of such regulations is to limit consumer choice regarding real estate services. State officials have [...]

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]]> https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/02/20/minimum-service-spotlight-shifts-to-new-mexico/feed/ 0 DOJ modifies lawsuit against NAR MLS Policy https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2005/10/05/doj-modifies-lawsuit-against-nar-mls-policy/ https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2005/10/05/doj-modifies-lawsuit-against-nar-mls-policy/#comments Wed, 05 Oct 2005 14:10:25 +0000 admin http://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2005/10/05/doj-modifies-lawsuit-against-nar-mls-policy/ Realtors sued over Internet MLS data exchange policy The Department of Justice (DOJ) amended its complaint in its Anti-Trust lawsuit against the National Association of Realtors (NAR), proposed policy for the display of MLS listing data on Internet websites. The DOJ’s complaint is that NAR’s proposed MLS data exchange policy would stifle competition by limiting access [...]

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