1+ week, 2+ day ago   (460+ words) Compass and NWMLS framed their recent settlement as “pro-consumer,” but neither serves buyers and sellers — they serve agents, who were the big winners. Thinking big about residential real estate success requires a big-picture perspective. Industry Decoded features industry experts who…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (640+ words) The Washington state-based MLS will offer a new “First Look” listing option starting Sept. 4 as part of the settlement agreement. Compass and NWMLS have agreed to a settlement through the creation of a new listing status that will allow Compass…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (322+ words) Editor's note: From regional and statewide players to locals focused on a single market, multiple listings services and Realtor associations are the backbone of residential real estate. Here we highlight some of the latest news about the organizations that are…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (438+ words) An antitrust complaint filed against the brokerage giant last week has been amended to include a new claim and a new start period for the class. Compass was momentarily off the hook when a lawsuit filed Aug. 19 was voluntarily dismissed…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (526+ words) It takes about 15 years to save for a down payment and benefit financially from buying vs. renting, up from 11 years in 2019, according to a recent report. While the decision to buy or rent a home depends heavily on a household's…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (658+ words) Redfin can keep receiving syndicated rental listings from Zillow but will restart its own rental listings business by 2027. And Zillow has agreed to help. Zillow and Redfin have reached a resolution in a lawsuit brought by the Federal Trade Commission…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (320+ words) The $800M acquisition gives CoStar Group a foothold in the new home construction sector, adding established B2B and consumer marketplaces to its portfolio. CoStar has added another component to its growing residential real estate empire with the closure of its Zonda acquisition....

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (373+ words) The trial, which is scheduled to begin on Aug. 24, is about whether a Zillow-Redfin rental listings syndication deal is pro-consumer or violates antitrust laws. Zillow and Redfin are about to enter a new phase of government scrutiny as a lawsuit…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (365+ words) The antitrust lawsuit claims that the brokerage’s outsized market share in the city and its push to remove listings from portals has caused rents to surge. Two Manhattan renters are suing Compass, alleging that the brokerage's expansion and its strategy…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (504+ words) Shaun Harkley will step into his new role at the tech firm next month. Plus, Zillow’s VP of industry engagement leaves after nearly 20 years at the portal. Editor's note: As an industry with millions of agents and over 100,000 brokerage companies,…...