{"id":2325,"date":"2021-07-01T23:27:48","date_gmt":"2021-07-01T23:27:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/preprod.realtrends.com\/blog\/2021\/07\/01\/doj-withdraws-from-settlement-with-nar\/"},"modified":"2025-03-13T02:37:58","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T02:37:58","slug":"doj-withdraws-from-settlement-with-nar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/preprod.realtrends.com\/blog\/2021\/07\/01\/doj-withdraws-from-settlement-with-nar\/","title":{"rendered":"DOJ withdraws from settlement with NAR"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The <strong>U.S. Department of Justice<\/strong> (DOJ)<strong> <\/strong>has fully walked back a <a href=\"https:\/\/preprod.housingwire.com\/articles\/doj-sues-national-association-of-realtors-for-alleged-antitrust-violations\/\">settlement agreement it reached<\/a> with the <strong>National Association of Realtors<\/strong> (NAR) in the waning months of the Trump administration regarding anti-trust claims, the agency announced Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a statement, the DOJ said it was withdrawing from the settlement so it could undertake a broader investigation into the <a href=\"https:\/\/preprod.housingwire.com\/articles\/are-u-s-real-estate-commissions-illegal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NAR&#8217;s rules<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe proposed settlement will not sufficiently protect the Antitrust Division\u2019s ability to pursue future claims against NAR,\u201d said Acting Assistant Attorney General Richard Powers of the DOJ&#8217;s Antitrust Division. \u201cReal estate is central to the American economy and consumers pay billions of dollars in real estate commissions every year. 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