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New would-be buyer steps in with offer for REColorado

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Ohio-based software company MRI Software is making a bid for the MLS just days before it could be sold to another buyer. Continue reading →

EXp not ‘doing broker-to-broker compensation’ — with caveats

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A much-discussed listing agreement update reflects upcoming NAR rules, but doesn’t bar sellers from offering compensation to buyers’ agents. Continue reading →

Local MLSs are doomed. The case for data consolidation in real estate

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The thing holding many local MLSs in place is a desire for power and control rather than seeking the best for real estate agents and brokers, writes Mainframe Real Estate founder Sean Frank. Continue reading →

REColorado buyer unveiled as questions and legal fights persist

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The owners of the 16th largest MLS in the country plan to sell to a title company executive. But an agent and local leader has received a cease and desist letter over her criticisms of the deal. Continue reading →

REColorado unveils interim CEO amid rocky ownership change

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The MLS is separating from ties with Realtor organizations by selling to a newly formed private company. Broker Larry D. McGee will serve as interim CEO. Continue reading →

Get ready for the dawning of a golden age of MLSs

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Is it time to abandon ship or time to double-down on what’s great about MLSs? MLS tech expert Bill Fowler writes that the answer lies in your vision and ability to act proactively and decisively. Continue reading →

REColorado owners oust board amid plans to sell MLS

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Owners of the 16th largest MLS in the country plan to sell to a newly formed private company called MAZL that is run by a person identified only as J. Burks. Continue reading →

‘NAR swat team’ strikes Arizona home in wild new marketing video

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The Instagram video shows agents with “NAR” along the back of swat team jackets bursting into a home before tackling, tasing and hogtying a Realtor who failed to remove an offer from the MLS. Continue reading →

Proposed sale of REcolorado to private equity firm raises alarms

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The multiple listing service is one of the largest in the US. One board member who was part of a team trying to buy the MLS described being blindsided by the private equity deal. Continue reading →

DOJ urges court to overturn judgment in REX v. Zillow

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“The judge’s decision created a loophole that could allow associations to sidestep antitrust scrutiny by cloaking restrictive rules as optional,” the DOJ’s filing states. The brief may give REX a new leg up in its case. Continue reading →