Housing industry urges FTC, DOJ to provide antitrust guidance

Housing industry urges FTC, DOJ to provide antitrust guidance

The groups say it is currently unclear what kinds of collaboration and data use are allowed after federal agencies withdrew competitor collaboration guidelines in recent years.

NAR throws its support behind MLSs in statement to feds

The MLS is pro-consumer, NAR told the DOJ and FTC, and requested guidance on how to promote cooperation without "facilitating coordination among competitors."

CMLS urges antitrust regulators to back MLS collaboration

The Council of Multiple Listing Services (CMLS) has asked federal antitrust regulators to explicitly recognize multiple listing services (MLSs) as pro-competitive collaborations as the government updates guidance on how competitors can work together. In a May 26 comment letter to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)’s Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), CMLS argued that MLSs expand access to accurate housing data, reduce s…