Major Development: Roger Alford to DOJ

A hiring gives a clear indication as to where the DOJ is heading

I got a heads-up from a reader (seriously, you guys are the best informed readership in the industry) about a hiring. Normally, I don’t cover things like that as it is merely regurgitating press releases, but in this case, I make an exception.

This is an incredibly significant hire, that provides a pretty clear indication to where the Justice Department is headed as it comes to NAR and real estate.

Roger Alford, a professor at the University of Notre Dame Law School, was just announced as the Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division of the DOJ.

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The announcement mentions that “he also consulted on antitrust matters, including as an expert witness in the landmark 2023 real estate $1.8 billion litigation against the National Association of Realtors.” That does not do justice to Alford’s record.

Let’s get into it.