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REALTOR® Association & MLS Win Antitrust Case
Date: August 29, 2005
Madison – The Wisconsin REALTORS® Association is
pleased to report that the federal district court in Madison, WI
on August 25, 2005 ruled in favor of the REALTORS® Association
of South Central Wisconsin and the South Central Wisconsin MLS
Corporation (SCWMLS) in an important case brought by Jay
Reifert. The complaint alleged that the rule requiring
membership in a REALTOR® association in order to obtain access
to the SCWMLS violates antitrust law. The Honorable Judge John Shabaz rejected this argument, holding that the membership rule
does not foreclose competition and does satisfy the requirements
of antitrust law. We believe that the decision is in the best
interests of REALTORS® and consumers in Wisconsin.
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