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.
James Dwiggins and Keith Robinson sit down with Washington Realtors CEO Nathan Gorton and 2026 President Ryan Beckett to unpack a new Washington law that will impact the public marketing of private listings.
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.
Realtracs has rescinded its June 8 deadline, saying negotiations over its direct listing feed with Zillow are "active and productive."
Anne Marie DeCatsye doesn't see Canopy's expansion as an effort to create a national MLS, but a sign that the old MLS model is under pressure.
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.
LotRoll, a Colorado startup selected for NAR's REACH 2026 accelerator, is building the missing data layer for manufactured home transactions.
The Nashville MLS had previously threatened to cut Zillow's feed of listings in the region today. It said the parties were negotiating around how to compensate brokers for the listing data that powers Zillow.
Victor Lund argues MLSs should preserve mandatory submission while letting sellers and brokers decide when listings move to public display.
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.