Practice Of Real EstateAntitrustHARD
A group of brokers at a conference complain about a new online brokerage that offers deeply discounted commission rates. They agree among themselves that none of their firms will show that online brokerage's listings. What is the MOST serious antitrust violation?
Correct Answer
C) Group boycott and potentially price fixing
Collectively refusing to show a competitor's listings is a group boycott. Because the boycott is motivated by the competitor's lower prices, it also implicates price fixing. Both are per se antitrust violations.
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A
Market allocation by property typeB
Tie-in arrangementC
Group boycott and potentially price fixingD
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