Agents, here’s how to crush it in 2023
The Agent Connect Stage at Inman Connect will bring together top agents across the industry in a two-hour intensive designed to give you the strategies you will need to thrive in 2023
by Laura Monroe Dec 15
Seeking clout, MLS trade group taps ex-DOJ and FTC antitrust lawyers
The Council of Multiple Listing Services has hired Alicia Batts and Dylan Carson to help the trade group exert influence over MLS-related decisions at the antitrust enforcement agencies
'Don't wait until the plane crashes': Lawyers offer grim antitrust update
Chris Osborn, Mitch Skinner and Claude Szyfer offered an update on multiple industry antitrust lawsuits at the Council of Multiple Listing Services' annual conference
by Andrea V. Brambila Sep 30
What haunts MLS leaders? Politics, commissions and their own demise
At the Council of Multiple Listing Services' annual conference, CEOs discussed being ready for the possible death of the commission structure and why MLSs should be run as businesses
by Andrea V. Brambila Sep 30
A man splitting a log
Denee Evans, Art Carter and Errol Samuelson lay out a vision of the MLS as the ultimate real estate data source at the Council of Multiple Listing Services' annual conference
by Andrea V. Brambila Sep 29
CoStar, Adena Hefets take top Inman Innovator awards at ICLV
Out of nearly nearly 600 nominations received from the public, these are the real estate industry innovators that stood out in 2022, according to an announcement at Connect Las Vegas on Friday
Should home floor plans be copyrighted intellectual property?
In a brief filed late last week, NAR suggested an ongoing lawsuit waged by Designworks Homes could lead to lawsuits 'against homeowners who make or display floor plans of their own homes'
by Jim Dalrymple II Apr 12
NAR buyer broker commission policy moves ahead after close vote
After vigorous debate at the trade group's multiple listing service committee, the proposal heads to the National Association of Realtors' board of directors on Monday
by Andrea V. Brambila Nov 15
NAR to consider listing attribution, DOJ-inspired policies at big event
Lockbox access for non-Realtors and public displays of buyer broker commissions may be added to the list of proposals to be voted on at Realtors Conference and Expo in November
by Andrea V. Brambila Sep 24
Controversial proposal to require addresses on MLS listings is back
NAR will also consider Redfin proposal to allow MLSs in non-disclosure states to exclude the display of sales prices from listing feeds, but not sold listings as a whole
by Andrea V. Brambila Apr 30
Broker warns MLSs: Help us compete against Zillow or lose us
At Inman Connect, Courtney Poulos, broker-owner at ACME Real Estate, criticized NAR's pocket listing policy, which she said benefits large brokerages like Zillow and Compass at the expense of independent firms
by Andrea V. Brambila Jan 26
'Baptism by fire': How MLSs should prepare for natural disasters
Panelists at the Council of MLSs annual conference on Monday discussed how to quickly meet agents' needs when tragedy strikes
How MLSs can foster and advance fair housing
The Council of MLSs is forming a task force to explore the role MLSs can play in stamping out housing discrimination. Panelists at CMLS's annual conference had some ideas
'Get comfortable with the uncomfortable': How to build diversity in real estate
Panelists at the Council of Multiple Listing Services conference discussed on Thursday why inclusivity makes business sense
IBuyers, neo-brokers and elite agent platforms are changing everything
At the Council of MLS's virtual conference Tuesday, Clelia Peters, venture partner at Bain Capital Ventures, said MLSs need to focus on end users of listing data to remain relevant
by Andrea V. Brambila Sep 30