KW Head of Industry and Learning talks about partnership and the private listings debate
Here are the most essential stories of the week, according to Inman readers
Opinion
'The entire industry has now embraced pre-market listing strategies'
The Agency's president says she's trying to avoid the noise of recent headlines
Amid shifting stances on pre-MLS listings this week, each newly announced initiative is different
Opinion
Not a solution to the private listings problem, it's a more palatable route to the same destination
Opinion
The result is less transparency, less independence and more centralized influence
Compass International Holdings, Rocket and Redfin urge MLS leaders to 'honor seller choice'
In the current landscape, size matters, and significant consolidation is likely and inevitable
Compass said recent Zillow policy changes provide homesellers 'with more choice'
Reactions highlight the debate over pre-marketing, private networks and listing transparency
Opinion
As each major platform builds its own pre-market channel, real estate becomes more segmented
The brokerage is the latest of several companies to jump on the pre-marketing bandwagon
Chris Kelly said now is the time to assess 'long-term implications' versus 'short-term gains'
Free rent isn’t gone, but it’s no longer the main attraction