Realtracs, the MLS serving Nashville, follows Chicago's MRED in expanding across the U.S.
Opinion
Fair markets are rooted in transparency, Brown Harris Stevens CEO Bess Freedman writes
A look at the acquisitions, strategy and key players behind Compass' rise to dominance
MRED will offer any licensed agent at a brokerage access to its Private Listing Network
Opinion
Chairman and CEO of Compass International Holdings weighs in on law versus industry practice
Compass International Holdings, Rocket and Redfin urge MLS leaders to 'honor seller choice'
From crimes and misdemeanors to mergers and acquisitions, clients weren’t the only ones making moves this year. Here are the most-read Download columns of 2025
In a weekend email to its members, Chicago’s MRED MLS warned that Zillow had been contacting subscribers to say there may be ‘disruptions’ starting in the new year
Opinion
In the current market, the way listings reach consumers matters more than ever, Amit Kulkarni writes. Buyers need greater visibility, but the industry is shifting toward less of it
In what it called ‘a warning sign for the nation,’ Zillow said its researchers found that homes for sale in MRED’s Private Listing Network are more likely to be in majority-white neighborhoods
Zillow acknowledged last week that it wasn’t enforcing its private listings rule in Chicagoland, opening the question of where else the standards might not be in effect
The portal argued that it is allowed to display whatever it wants on its own website, that it's not a monopoly and that its rule governing private listings does not hurt Compass
Zillow delayed the rollout of its ban on publicly marketed private listings in the nation’s 3rd largest market, but the portal appears ready to crack down on the widely used Private Listing Network
If passed, HB 3452 would require brokerages to market properties for sale on public platforms within 1 day of entering into an agreement with a seller, unless the seller signed an opt-out form
Officials from the National Association of Realtors are meeting this week to discuss the so-called pocket listing ban — one of the industry's most polarizing rules