Battle Over Real Estate Listings Heats Up

"The Justice Department is expected to charge that the NAR, in a proposed 2003 bylaw, illegally adopted practices intended to stifle Internet-based rivals and discounters, according to lawyers close to the case. These competitors often charge commissions below the traditional 6% that is divided between buying and selling agents."

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