The idea goes something like this — the real
estate lobby wants the tax renewed and, while Senate Republicans want to give it to them, the Assembly Democrats won't pass it unless pro-tenant sweeteners are included.
However, the real
estate industry has firmly resisted disruption, successfully
lobbying for state laws banning commission rebates, preventing the public disclosure of residential sales prices, and requiring consumers to purchase real
estate services that they may not
want, as well as blocking third parties from accessing listing data.