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
Realtor.com has released Spotlight Listings, a new marketing tool that enables agents to drive additional traffic to their listings, and made a major update to lead-gen tool Local Expert
At the end of his historic 2-year term as president of the National Association of Realtors, Kevin Sears reflects on his legacy, the DOJ, 50-year mortgages and more
Opinion
The trade group's control over membership, access and pricing exacerbates risk for members and the clients they serve each day
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
The Consumer Policy Center says that buyer's agents have learned to hedge against the newfound ability of buyers and sellers to negotiate rates
In a new brief filed as part of the case against Zillow, Compass criticized the portal's alleged powers of 'intimidation' and claimed it was trying to serve as a regulatory agency
CEO Jeremy Wacksman told Inman the portal is focused on 'ourselves and what we can control.' Zillow also said Thursday that 80% of home transactions involve one of its products
Attorneys for Redfin called Compass' request for documents related to its stalled private listings ban amounted to a 'fishing expedition.' A judge later denied Compass' request
Opinion
Failure to embrace tech innovation will ensure the real estate industry falls further behind, hastening the entry of disruptive outside forces, Sean Frank writes
Redfin has put its private listings ban on an indefinite hold. Still, Compass wants documents related to the real estate search portal’s previously announced ban
Homes.com won't lose access to real estate listing data from the California Regional Multiple Listing Service after all
Negotiation headaches and economic jitters are pushing homebuyers to walk away from contracts at higher rates, according to Redfin's latest. Cancellations are highest in Texas in Florida