The agreement will allow Zenlist access to MRED’s vast property database, enabling agents to market and find homes, interact with clients and display a more modern, consumer-first approach
CRMLS, Bright MLS and MRED told the US District Court of the Central District of California's Western Division they had reached a deal 'in principle' with ThePLS.com
An appeals court allowed The PLS's case against the Clear Cooperation Policy to proceed in April, but NAR hopes a review from the nation's highest court will change that
Onstage at Inman Connect Las Vegas, executives from multiple MLSs discussed how Zillow's purchase of ShowingTime upended relationships nationwide and advocated for choice when it comes to showing technologies
Homesnap founder Guy Wolcott and ShowingTime President Michael Lane outline how vendors and multiple listing services create a more robust tech and integration experience
The project comes about 4 months after Zillow announced its acquisition of ShowingTime, turning showing technology into one of the hottest topics in real estate
The Department of Justice and The PLS argue that lower court should have considered Clear Cooperation Policy's impact on brokers who directly purchase access to listing services, not on buyers and sellers
The former private listing network for agents seeks to overturn a ruling that threw out its lawsuit alleging the National Association of Realtors' Clear Cooperation Policy harms competition
Judge says ThePLS.com failed to plausibly allege the National Association of Realtors' Clear Cooperation Policy harms competition and consumers. To the contrary, the policy has 'some plainly pro-competitive aspects'
The PLS wants info on Upstream, the DANGER Report, the Clear Cooperation Policy and antitrust inquiries from the DOJ or FTC. Realtors say producing these documents would impose 'substantial burdens' on them
Many multiple listing services, though not all, have ceased pausing days on market while others are divided on off-market status expansions, according to a survey of 30 MLSs
The trade groups allege that it is Pocket Listing Services' business model that is anticompetitive and harms homebuyers and sellers
The all-in-one online rental listing service says the integration has the potential to connect MLS member agents and brokers with a millennial rental market that could yield $12 billion in annual rental commissions
Suit alleges Clear Cooperation Policy is part of a plan to eliminate PLS as a 'competitive threat.' Trade groups say policy is 'not discriminatory' and promotes competition
The company was founded nearly 4 years ago and struck up partnerships with numerous real estate organizations. But it couldn't weather the economic turmoil of the pandemic