FTC’s Antitrust Case Against Zillow and Redfin Can Proceed, Judge Rules
A federal judge in Virginia has denied a motion to dismiss the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) major antitrust lawsuit against ...
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Reffkin Addresses Industry’s ‘Shifting Stance’ on Phased Marketing as Compass Touts Growth
Compass remains in headlines this week as CEO Robert Reffkin addressed the industry’s “shifting stance on phased marketing” in the ...
New-Home Sales Rose Sharply in March as Builders Burn Through Inventory
Sales of new single-family houses in March were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 682,000, according to estimates released ...
‘A Hard Sell:’ Will the MRED-Compass Partnership Upend MLS Strategy or Policy?
Chicago-based MLS Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED) maintains a private listing network, which it has consistently defended even against pressure ...
Econ Review: A Look at April’s Key Market Data
Editor’s note: Econ Review is a roundup of the month’s housing and economic market data reports. As spring progresses, the ...
HUD Delivers Rebuke to NAR on School and Crime Data Sharing, Updates ‘Steering’ Guidance
“Steering” buyers to or from a particular neighborhood is a practice most often associated with the history of racial discrimination ...
Plaintiffs Ask for Court Order to Block NAR’s $52 Million Settlement
Lawyers who launched the original buyer lawsuits—making largely the same accusations as Burnett but claiming homebuyers suffered harm—will seek to ...
Compass Says State Private Listing Ban Doesn’t Bar Its Marketing Strategy
Compass is pushing back hard against the Northwest Multiple Listing Service (NWMLS), arguing in a new court filing that its ...
EXCLUSIVE: REAL, REMAX CEOs Confident Deal Will Strengthen Both
Following the big news of REMAX being acquired by The Real Brokerage, the company’s CEOs were quick to express confidence ...
MRED Doubles Down on Private Listings Despite Zillow Pressure
A little over a week after Zillow sought to clarify its discussions with Chicago-based Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED) over ...
Smart Kitchen Gadgets Worth Buying…and Ones to Avoid
“The smartest kitchen is not the one with the most gadgets,” says one expert on kitchens. “It is the one where every product has a job, every surface is easy to use and the person cooking does not feel surrounded by things that are in the way.” Read more.
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