Antitrust Chronicle® – Real Estate & Antitrust

Dear Readers,

In terms of consumer welfare, few sectors are as important as real estate. Unlike transient trends, real estate’s significance transcends economic cycles. Indeed, shelter lies at the base level of human beings’ hierarchy of needs. The structure of real estate markets, therefore, is a constant source of political, economic and legal controversy. Antitrust finds itself at the crux of these debates, particularly as the world endures a prolonged inflation-induced cost-of-living cri