The Listing Cascade: How a Scramble for Control Is Re-Balancing Real Estate
A transaction starts with a seller, and ends with a buyer. Everything in between is theoretically flexible—though for many years, ...
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The ‘National’ MLS Doesn’t Exist Yet. But the Fight Over It Is Already Here
The real estate industry is consolidating around national MLS platforms like MRED and Realtracs. On the surface, it’s a straightforward ...
Realtracs Still in Negotiations With Zillow as Deadline Passes
The June 8 deadline for Zillow to fall in line with Realtracs’s updated listing rules came and went on Monday, ...
Labor Market Posts Another Strong Month Amid Economic Uncertainty
The labor market remains in good standing, beating out economist expectations for another month in May as the rest of ...
Bright Needed Legal Threats to Stop AI Scrapers. Its Leaders Think the Future Will Be Collaborative
Late last year, Bright MLS General Counsel Brian Schneider was doing what millions of people do every day—asking AI large ...
New York Attorney General Investigating Compass Over Antitrust Concerns
The antitrust division of New York Attorney General Letitia James’s office is reportedly looking into Compass’s dominance in the New ...
Fair Housing Groups Sue CFPB to Block New Anti-Discrimination Lending Rule
A coalition of fair housing and lending advocacy organizations filed a federal lawsuit against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), ...
Realtracs Extends Zillow Deadline to June 8 as Negotiations Continue
Just one day before its threatened suspension, Realtracs issued a significant update to its dispute with Zillow: There will be ...
NAR, CMLS Push for DOJ Antitrust Guidelines Around ‘Collaborations Among Competitors’
Antitrust has been a loaded topic in real estate since at least the commission lawsuits of the 2020s that alleged ...
‘Threading the Needle:’ Bright MLS Execs Talk Compass, Private Listing Laws and the Future of Cooperation
Above, Brian Donnellan, left, and Brian Schneider In an op-ed published earlier this month, Brian Donnellan, CEO of Bright MLS, ...
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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