Antitrust in Real Estate
You might think antitrust pertains only to corporate giants such as Google and the Facebook. But real estate is vulnerable to antitrust violation in four areas: price fixing, group boycotting, tie-in arrangements, and market allocation. It's easy to innocently violate an area of antitrust law if you don't know better. This course will ensure you do know better, keeping you on the right side of the law.
This course fulfills 2 hours of elective instruction on antitrust for the Kentucky salesperson post-licensing requirements. This course reviews acts that define antitrust law and identifies common antitrust violations seen in the real estate industry.
Course highlights:
- Federal antitrust law
- Regulatory oversight at the federal and state level
- Complaint process for antitrust
- Rule of reason vs. "per se" illegality
- Price fixing, group boycotting, market allocation, and tie-in arrangements
- Antitrust court cases
- Activities and scenarios to reinforce key concepts
State Requirements For Kentucky
Kentucky State Requirement Details for Real Estate Sales Associate Post-Licensing Education
Hours Required by the State: 48 hours
- 32 hours of mandatory course topics
- 3-hour Commission Compliance course
- 6 hours in Agency
- 6 hours in Contracts
- 3 hours in Finance
- 3 hours in Advertising
- 3 hours in Disclosure
- 3 hours in Fair Housing
- 3 hours in Technology & Data Security
- 2 hours in Risk Management
- 16 hours of elective course topics
Note: All sales associates licensed after January 1, 2016, are required to complete 48 hours of post-license education within the first 2 years of obtaining an active license.
Kentucky Real Estate Commission
Street Address: Mayo-Underwood Building, 500 Mero Street , 2NE09, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601
Mailing Address: Mayo-Underwood Building, 500 Mero Street , 2NE09, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601
Telephone: (502) 564-7760