North Carolina

	Allows choice of brokerage services
	Allows brokers to offer rebates to consumers

The Antitrust Division has commented to the North Carolina Bar Association about the benefits consumers could realize if non-attorneys are permitted to perform functions related to real estate closings.

Learn more about:

• Brokerage services: Discount Brokers Can Make Selling a Home Less Costly
• Rebates: Rebates Make Buying a Home Less Expensive

Antitrust Division documents:

Press release:

• Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission Urge North Carolina State Bar to Allow Non-Lawyers to Compete for Closing Real Estate Deals (07/11/2002)

Comment letters:

• Letter to the North Carolina State Bar Re: Proposed North Carolina State Bar Opinions Concerning Non-Attorneys’ Involvement in Real Estate Transactions (07/11/2002)
• Letter to the North Carolina State Bar Ethics Committee Re: North Carolina State Bar Opinions Restricting Involvement of Non-Attorneys in Real Estate Closings and Refinancing Transactions (12/14/2001)

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