real estate

Antitrust laws

Fill in the blank in the sentences below with the correct term. (Terms may be used more than once.)

Group boycott Price fixing

Tie-in arrangement Sherman Act

1. If a developer refused to sell a lot to a builder unless the builder also entered into a list-back agreement, that would be an example of an illegal ______________.
2. A federal antitrust law that can lead to both criminal and civil penalties is called the ______________.
3. A listing form that contains pre-printed commission rates can be interpreted as ______________, an antitrust violation.
4. If a broker tells clients that he wont do business with a certain competing firm, that may be construed as a ______________, which is a violation of antitrust law.
5. A broker consults with several competing firms in order to develop a brokerage fee schedule. This could be considered ______________.