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
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
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
housing market
'Real estate professionals and the people they serve need to know what is happening — and not happening — in the real estate market right now,' trade group says
CMLS throws support behind NAR pocket listing ban
The Council of Multiple Listing Services, which represents more than 200 local MLSs, argues in favor of a policy floated last month by the National Association of Realtors
by Jim Dalrymple II Nov 6
Why real estate is in jeopardy
'It's sort of a free-for-all,' one speaker said at Tuesday's Council of Multiple Listing Services event in Washington, DC. 'We have people coming in and looting in the industry.'
by Andrea V. Brambila May 15
Multiple listing service 'globalists' warn against 'protectionism'
MLSs that don't collaborate or consolidate could leave members vulnerable, panelists said at Inman Connect
by Teke Wiggin Feb 4
Cryptocurrency, blockchain, housing and data
The technology behind cryptocurrency has been hyped for years, but panelists at the Council of Multiple Listing Services (CMLS) are bullish on its future for real estate
How unproductive agents are bringing real estate down
Council of Multiple Listing Services leadership urged members to break the status quo at its annual conference kickoff
by Andrea V. Brambila Sep 27
The government wants to know what's up with real estate pocket listings
NAR's Melanie Wyne and industry attorney Mitch Skinner discuss federal regulators' concerns ahead of June real estate competition workshop
by Andrea V. Brambila May 16
Overcoming broker objections, sideswipes and undermining of the MLS
What are MLSs doing right, and what are they doing wrong?
by Inman Dec 4