IndustryRevise or remove Clear Cooperation, most industry pros sayAccording to a recent WAV Group poll of real estate professionals, only 28% want to keep the policy as-is, with many citing concerns over litigation. AJ LaTraceSeptember 10, 2024
IndustryWhat comes next for NAR’s Clear Cooperation policy?The policy, which was designed to discourage the sharing of listings via private networks outside the MLS, is being called into question.AJ LaTraceSeptember 3, 2024
MLS/AssnNAR to appeal DOJ case to the Supreme CourtThe association will ask the highest court to weigh in on the case after a lower court ruled that the DOJ could continue its investigation into NAR policies.Dave GallagherAugust 29, 2024
MLS/AssnPocket listings lawsuit gets (another) new lease on lifeA U.S. District Court judge has approved a motion from the plaintiffs requesting reconsideration of a case originally filed against NAR in 2020.Dave GallagherJuly 24, 2024
IndustryDOJ pushes back on NAR’s rehearing requestThe agency wants to reopen its antitrust investigation into the association, and on June 17 said NAR’s attempt to block that move is not justified.Dave GallagherJune 17, 2024
MLS/AssnNAR deal and DOJ ruling give pocket listing case new lifeTop Agent Network is asking for an October 2025 trial date in the dispute over the National Association of Realtors’ Clear Cooperation policy.Cheryl Reid-SimonsApril 12, 2024
MLS/AssnDOJ can reopen its investigation into NAR, appeals court rulesRuling could lead to further changes in industry practices by allowing the Department of Justice to revisit an antitrust case originally settled in 2020.Dave GallagherApril 5, 2024
IndustryClear Cooperation suit ends without any rule changesNAR says ThePLS.com, which sued the association and three major MLSs, is dismissing the case. But the door is open for it to refile this year.Stephanie Reid-SimonsJanuary 26, 2024
IndustryMajor MLSs reach settlement in lawsuit over NAR policyCRMLS, Bright MLS and MRED have reached an agreement with ThePLS.com over Clear Cooperation rules, leaving NAR as the only remaining defendant.Stephanie Reid-SimonsJanuary 25, 2024
MLS/AssnNAR pocket listing case goes back to the courts on appealA case filed by the Top Agent Network targeting NAR's Clear Cooperation policy was reinstated after previously being dismissed in 2021.Robert DavisSeptember 1, 2023
MLS/AssnDOJ may step into another NAR antitrust caseThe Department of Justice said it plans to file a brief in an appeal by the Top Agent Network over NAR's Clear Cooperation Policy.Linda F. HerseyFebruary 1, 2023
MLS/AssnNAR succeeds in halting DOJ investigationDespite reaching a settlement agreement in 2020, the Department of Justice reopened a probe into NAR policies. The association fought back — and won.Cheryl Reid-SimonsJanuary 25, 2023
MLS/AssnClear Cooperation plaintiff faces 'an uphill road'A challenge to NAR's policy toward private listings will proceed in the courts, but claims of antitrust violations and consumer harm may be hard to prove.Linda F. HerseyJanuary 19, 2023