Coming Soon: what’s new in residential real estate brokerage competition?
By: Jessica Drake, Bureau of Competition | May 29, 2018 10:46AM
More than ten years ago, the FTC and the Department of Justice published a joint report outlining some concerns about impediments to competition in the residential real estate industry.
Continue Reading Coming Soon: what’s new in residential real estate brokerage competition?
You don’t have to write a check to acquire an HSR-reportable interest
By: Premerger Notification Office Staff | May 15, 2018 9:38AM
If your HSR compliance program tracks only those acquisitions that require a payment, you may miss a variety of reportable acquisitions, leading to liability and fines for failures to file. In most situations, you have to file notification under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act before you pay to purchase voting securities, assets, or certain non-corporate interests. As a result, many HSR compliance programs kick in when someone has to write a check. Below we flag some examples of situations in which you may need to file – a compliance program that won’t catch these isn’t doing its job.
Continue Reading You don’t have to write a check to acquire an HSR-reportable interest
