Clear Cooperation Policy

A recent survey found that many agents are not satisfied with local association services and find MLSs less relevant in light of new industry rules.

The trade organization filed an official request with the high court today, asking for a review of an antitrust case that was ostensibly closed in 2021.

In the second of a 2-part series, NextHome CEO James Dwiggins warns of a greed-driven future if the CCP is eliminated, and shares a proposal for revising it.

President Susan Daimler reiterated the company's support for the Clear Cooperation Policy, and called private networks "terrible" for consumers and agents.

In the first of a 2-part series, NextHome CEO James Dwiggins explains the history of NAR’s policy and warns of the legal consequences of eliminating it.

In a fourth amended complaint, Top Agent Network has doubled down on its allegations that Clear Cooperation is anticompetitive and anti-consumer choice.

In its latest consumer guide, the association offers general education about MLSs while alluding to the ongoing debate over its Clear Cooperation Policy.

The brokerage giant is asking NAR to allow greater flexibility around Clear Cooperation and co-mingling, and loosen restrictions for non-member agents.

Mauricio Umansky pledges a court fight against NAR, while Compass and Redfin CEOs take opposite sides on the policy.

The nation’s second-largest multiple listing service has been making it easier to enter the data (and keep it private). Is this the wave of the future?

The future of private listings and MLS integrity is at stake as a key NAR committee meets this week to hear arguments about keeping — or scrapping — the policy.

According 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.

The policy, which was designed to discourage the sharing of listings via private networks outside the MLS, is being called into question.

The 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.

A U.S. District Court judge has approved a motion from the plaintiffs requesting reconsideration of a case originally filed against NAR in 2020.

The 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.

Top Agent Network is asking for an October 2025 trial date in the dispute over the National Association of Realtors’ Clear Cooperation policy.

Ruling could lead to further changes in industry practices by allowing the Department of Justice to revisit an antitrust case originally settled in 2020.

NAR 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.

CRMLS, Bright MLS and MRED have reached an agreement with ThePLS.com over Clear Cooperation rules, leaving NAR as the only remaining defendant.

A case filed by the Top Agent Network targeting NAR's Clear Cooperation policy was reinstated after previously being dismissed in 2021.

The Department of Justice said it plans to file a brief in an appeal by the Top Agent Network over NAR's Clear Cooperation Policy.

Despite reaching a settlement agreement in 2020, the Department of Justice reopened a probe into NAR policies. The association fought back — and won.

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.