TORONTO - A Federal Court judge has decided the Toronto Real Estate Board doesn't have to comply with a Competition Tribunal ruling that would allow its realtor members to post home-sales data online -- for now.

Judge Mary J.L. Gleason made the order on Wednesday, days before TREB's Aug. 3 deadline to make sales figures, pending sales and broker commissions more widely available.

Several realtors have said the data release would enable consumers to be better informed and make better choices when buying or selling a home.

Gleason said TREB shouldn't have to change its practices until the court can hear its pending motion for a longer-term stay, one that would remain in effect until a ruling on the board's appeal of the Competition Tribunal's ruling.

TREB CEO John DiMichele said in a statement that this temporary stay provides it with breathing room until its motion can be heard.

It's unclear when Gleason will make a decision on the longer-term stay. She said next week's compliance deadline would lapse before the court could consider the motion.