
Stellar MLS CEO Merri Jo Cowen to Step Down, with Handoff of Role to COO
Merri Jo Cowen, CEO of Stellar MLS, announced today she will step down from her role leading the Florida-based mega MLS—which boasts a little over

Merri Jo Cowen, CEO of Stellar MLS, announced today she will step down from her role leading the Florida-based mega MLS—which boasts a little over

Compass proved it’s firing on all cylinders in the second quarter, posting what CEO Robert Reffkin called “the best quarterly results in our history”—and the

CoStar Group, which owns real estate portal Homes.com, today sued rival Zillow for alleged “widespread and systematic” copyright infringement of rental listing photos, claiming that

In a court filing Friday, lawyers representing Massachusetts-based MLS PIN and plaintiffs representing homesellers who accused the the MLS (and big brokerages) of inflating commissions,

Rayse, a real estate transparency platform established in 2024, has announced that The Northeast Florida Multiple Listing Service, Inc. (realMLS) will be offering the platform

CoStar continues to hold its stance against Zillow’s new listing rules, with CEO Andy Florance making a recent move to support Compass in its battle

In its first substantive court response to Compass’ lawsuit over the company’s new listing rules, Zillow pushed back strongly on accusations that it conspired on

Designed to honor real estate agents who demonstrate standout success in their first year in the business, RISMedia’s fourth annual Real Estate Rookie of the

Editor’s note: The COURT REPORT is RISMedia’s weekly look at current and upcoming lawsuits, investigations and other legal developments around real estate. NAR asks judge

Compass is opening the door to its exclusive listings—but only halfway. The brokerage announced Friday that it will share all its exclusive listings with rival
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