U.S. Department
of Justice
Public Workshop: What’s New in Residential Real Estate Brokerage Competition
Federal Trade Commission
Constitution Center
400 Seventh Street NW
Washington, DC 20024
United States
Event Details
Workshop Information
On June 5, 2018, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) held a joint public workshop to explore competition issues in the residential real estate brokerage industry. The workshop focused on developments since the publication of the FTC and Department’s Report on Competition in the Real Estate Brokerage Industry in 2007. Topics discussed included:
- existing and emerging consumer-facing platforms for accessing listings information
- availability of listings information to consumers
- regulatory and competitive hurdles facing listings platforms
- effect of listings platforms on consumers’ use of real estate services
- changes in traditional real estate broker, brokerage, and Multiple Listing Service practices
- emergence and growth of nontraditional fee and service models
- obstacles and catalysts to innovation in real estate fee structures and service models
- competitive impact of nontraditional real estate fee and service models
- effect of antitrust enforcement actions and consent decrees on competition in the residential real estate industry, and
- state licensing regimes relating to residential real estate transactions.
For more information, please send e-mail to RealEstateworkshop@ftc.gov or contact:
Matthew Mandelberg
Attorney
202-598-2413
Date and Location
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Tuesday, June 5, 2018 |
Federal Trade Commission |
Workshop Agenda
| 9:00 a.m. |
Opening Remarks The Honorable Joseph J. Simons, Chairman, Federal Trade Commission |
| 9:15 a.m. |
The Real Estate Innovation Road: How Far Have We Traveled? Brad Inman, Chairman of the Board, Inman, a Real Estate News Service |
| 9:30 a.m. |
Listings Data, Emerging Technology, and the Structure of the Real Estate Market Panelists Art Carter, CEO, California Regional Multiple Listing Service; Chairman, Board of Directors, Real Estate Standards Organization Luke Glass, EVP of Industry Platforms, Realtor.com Glenn Kelman, CEO, Redfin Kathleen Philips, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Legal Officer, Zillow Group FTC Moderator: Jessica Drake, Attorney, Mergers III Division, Bureau of Competition, Federal Trade Commission DOJ Moderator: Matthew Siegel, Trial Attorney, Media, Entertainment, and Professional Services Section, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice |
| 11:00 a.m. |
Break |
| 11:15 a.m. |
Developments in Real Estate Fee and Service Models Panelists Simon Chen, President and CEO, ERA Franchise Systems, LLC, Realogy Holdings Corp. Eric Eckardt, U.S. CEO, Purplebricks Khalil Alexander El-Ghoul, Principal Broker, Glass House Real Estate Joshua Hunt, CEO, TRELORA FTC Moderator: Karen A. Mills, Attorney, Anticompetitive Practices Division, Bureau of Competition, Federal Trade Commission DOJ Moderator: Erica S. Mintzer, Senior Counsel for Competition and Technology, Competition Policy and Advocacy Section, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice |
| 12:45 p.m. |
Lunch Break |
| 2:00 p.m. |
Regulatory and Industry Factors Affecting Residential Real Estate Competition Panelists Dr. Panle Jia Barwick, Associate Professor of Economics, Cornell University Stephen Brobeck, Executive Director, Consumer Federation of America Katie Johnson, General Counsel and Senior Vice President, National Association of Realtors Brian Larson, Associate Professor of Law, Texas A&M University School of Law; Of Counsel, Larson Skinner PLLCp DOJ Moderator: Matthew C. Mandelberg, Attorney, Competition Policy and Advocacy Section, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice FTC Moderator: William F. Adkinson, Jr., Attorney Advisor, Office of Policy Planning, Federal Trade Commission |
| 3:30 p.m. |
Closing Remarks Robert A. Potter, Chief, Competition Policy and Advocacy Section, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice |
Public Comment Submissions
The DOJ and FTC invited comments from the public on competition in the residential real estate brokerage industry and the topics covered by this workshop. For further information on the workshop, including a list of suggested questions open for comment, public comments submitted, and other workshop materials, please visit the FTC workshop event page.