<HTML> <HEAD> <title>WebForm1</title> <meta name="GENERATOR" content="Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 7.1"> <meta name="CODE_LANGUAGE" content="Visual Basic .NET 7.1"> <meta name="vs_defaultClientScript" content="JavaScript"> <meta name="vs_targetSchema" content="http://schemas.microsoft.com/intellisense/ie5"> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content='text/html; charset=UTF-8'> </HEAD> <body > <TABLE id="Table1" cellSpacing="1" cellPadding="1" width="100%" border="0"> <TR> <TD><b>Comment Number:</b></TD> <TD>518795-00059</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD><b>Received Date:</b></TD> <TD>10/19/2005 9:51:32 PM</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD><b>Organization:</b></TD> <TD></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD><b>Commenter:</b></TD> <TD>Warren, Mary</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD><b>State:</b></TD> <TD>NV</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD><b>Agency:</b></TD> <TD>Federal Trade Commission</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD><b>Rule:</b></TD> <TD>Competition Policy and the Real Estate Industry</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD><b>Docket ID:</b></TD> <TD>To Be Added</TD> </TR> <TR> <td colspan='2'>No Attachments</td> </TR> </TABLE> <hr/> <b>Comments:</b><br/><br/> October 19, 2005 Antitrust Division U.S. Department of Justice Liberty Place, Suite 300 Attention: Lee Quinn 325 7th Street, NW Washington, DC 20530 To Whom It May Concern: It is my understanding that on October 25, the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission are hosting a public workshop in Washington, DC, entitled "Competition Policy and the Real Estate Industry." As a full time real estate agent and a member of the National Association of REALTORS&reg; since 1989 I would like to encourage you to remember that Real Estate is an extremely competitive industry. I hope that you will take these points into consideration: 1. Real estate is a model of competition 2. MLSs are cooperatives, NOT public utilities 3: The new ILD policy is a win-win for consumers and REALTORS® Thank you very much for your dedication and time and effort to this cause. Mary Warren, REALTOR® ABR, e-PRO, GRI, SRES Liberty Realty Las Vegas NV cc: Federal Trade Commission; National Association of REALTORS® </body> </HTML>