A few months ago we reported on testimony given before a subcommittee of the House Financial Services Committee, largely targeting the National Association of Realtors for what was termed anti-competitive activities. Detractors - and they outnumbered supporters, charged that real estate brokerage is...
Back to the Oxley hearings. In addition to the three witnesses from government agencies, Department of Justice, Government Accountability Office, and Federal Trade Commission who testified in general that real estate lacks real competitiveness , there were four other witnesses who testified against the...
Remember our old friend Michael G. Oxley? The Republican Congressman from Ohio is chairman of the House Committee on Financial Services and has been, along with ranking Democratic member Barney Franks of Massachusetts, investigating allegations of restraint of trade and unfair competitive practices ...