Top Agent Network, Inc. v. NAR, et al

  1. August 28, 2023

    Challenge To NAR 'Clear Cooperation' Rule Moves Forward

    In a one-page ruling Monday, the Ninth Circuit sided with the U.S. Department of Justice in finding that a lower court failed to properly assess the anti-competitive effects of a National Association of Realtors policy banning members from marketing properties on a private listing service without sharing them on its own public list.

  2. June 29, 2023

    DOJ To Participate In NAR Rules Oral Arguments

    The Ninth Circuit will allow the U.S. Department of Justice to participate in oral arguments as amicus curiae in a lawsuit attacking a rule from the National Association of Realtors that restricts listings by agents outside its local networks.

  3. April 21, 2023

    Realtors Tell 9th Circ. Listing Service Is Anti-Competitive

    The National Association of Realtors is continuing to defend rules preventing real estate agents from listing properties outside its local networks, telling the Ninth Circuit that a rival listing service is trying to misuse the antitrust law to hoard properties for itself.

  4. March 14, 2023

    DOJ Tells 9th Circ. Harm Shown From Realtor Rules

    The U.S. Department of Justice told the Ninth Circuit that a lower court focused on the wrong market and made other mistakes when tossing a suit attacking a rule from the National Association of Realtors that restricts listings by agents outside its local networks.

  5. January 23, 2023

    Listing Service Asks 9th Circ. To Revive Realtor Antitrust Suit

    A real estate listing service claiming a policy from the National Association of Realtors runs afoul of antitrust laws asked the Ninth Circuit on Monday to revive its suit, saying the lower court erred by concluding that the smaller, competing listing platform lacked standing.