CoStar filed an amicus brief in support of Compass and MRED MLS, saying the portal's pre-marketing program undercuts any criticism it has of private listing networks.
Time is running out for MLSs to chart their own course and take back power from both Compass International Holdings and Zillow, coach Darryl Davis writes.
Compass didn't create off-market selling, Compass International Holdings Chief Economist Mike Simonsen writes. It created the first innovative, structured alternative to something the industry was already doing.
Star Compass agent and social media savant Andrew Jevin shares how agents can show up more authentically online.
Stop calling marketing materials “data,” Darryl Davis writes. Zillow's study is a position. Compass's survey responses are a position. Your CMA, with your local comps, on this home, is data.
Greg Hague pushes back on Mischa Fisher's opinion piece, outlining the ways he sees Zillow undermining transparency and affordability.
The inquiry went out to brokerage leaders in New York after Compass grew into a real estate behemoth in the state and beyond.
Compass wants control. Zillow wants access. MLSs are picking sides. Agents and buyers are left holding the bag.
Anthony Lamacchia is drawing a line in the sand as the Compass-Zillow fight spills into MLSs, warning he’ll sue if it reaches his markets.
Ahead of Inman Luxury Connect in San Diego, Corcoran Affiliates President Stephanie Anton talks about changing luxury expectations and what they mean for the future of real estate.
Our fiduciary duty is not to tech platforms or national brokerage strategies, Compass team lead and Zillow customer Ben Lalez writes. It is to the human beings who trust us to guide them through the housing market.
The threat comes one week after the MLS in Chicago shut off Zillow's listings feed in the nation's third largest city.