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Real estate trends is a generic term used to describe any consistent pattern or change in the general direction of the real estateindustry which, over the course of time, causes a statistically noticeable change. This phenomenon can be a result of the economy, a change in mortgage rates, consumer speculations, or other fundamental and non-fundamental reasons.
[edit]U.S. government involvement
The United States of America (U.S.) Department of Justice Antitrust Division announced the launch of a new web site in October 2007 to "educate consumers and policymakers about the potential benefits that competition can bring to consumers of real estate brokerage services and the barriers that inhibit that competition." Among other findings, they report that certain new sales models can reduce consumer home sales costs "by thousands of dollars. For example, in states that allow open competition, some buyer's brokers rebate up to two-thirds of their commission to the customer, and some seller's brokers offer limited-service packages that let sellers list their homes on the local multiple listing service (MLS) for as little as a few hundred dollars."[1]
The DOJ web site, Competition and Real Estate, includes a link to the real estate laws of each U.S. state and how they support or inhibit real estate brokerage competition.
[edit]References
^ "Antitrust division launches web site on competition in the real estate brokerage industry". Retrieved 2007-10-17.
[edit]See also
Realtor
Independent contractor
Real estate broker
United States housing bubble
Real Estate Transaction Specification (RETS)
Multiple Listing Service (MLS)
Reduced-commission MLS Listings
Internet Data Exchange (IDX)
Pocket listing (or exclusive listing)
List of real estate topics