Pocket listings are bad for consumers — period

The MLS functions because of bilateral cooperation and compensation. You have to “pay to play,” and you pay by providing your listings. You can’t just take from the MLS without giving back. Continue reading

Austin MLS comes out against NAR’s proposed pocket listing rule

The Austin Board of Realtors, which includes over 13,000 members in central Texas and operates its own multiple listing service, has come out against a proposed pocket listing ban and suggested that as currently envisioned the proposal is “not pro-cons… Continue reading

Major Midwest MLS throws support behind NAR’s pocket listing policy

Midwest Real Estate Data implemented its own pocket listing rule years ago, and now it supports a similar policy that would put the kibosh on off-market listings everywhere. Continue reading

Major Midwest MLS throws support behind NAR’s pocket listing policy

Midwest Real Estate Data implemented its own pocket listing rule years ago, and now it supports a similar policy that would put the kibosh on off-market listings everywhere. Continue reading

Here’s what you might have missed at Inman Luxury Connect

Pocket listings, disruption, auctions and more were among the many things debated this week by some of the most successful real estate figures in the U.S. Continue reading

Bright MLS debuts new pocket listing rule

Major East Coast multiple listing service Bright MLS announced Wednesday that it has rolled out a new policy on so-called “pocket listings,” requiring agents to add any properties they are publicly advertising to the system or, eventually, they’ll face… Continue reading

The Essential Guide to luxury marketing

The luxury real estate market is highly competitive, but agents who harness technology, the media and their own social networks for marketing can make fortunes. Continue reading

Coldwell Banker’s ‘Exclusive Look’ taps into vast agent network

The new platform will allow Coldwell Banker agents to match the needs of buyers and sellers who are represented by the company. Continue reading

National Association of Realtors mulls MLS pocket listing policy

The new policy is a response to limited-exposure and ‘coming soon’ marketing practices, and would require agents to share exclusive listings with MLS members. Continue reading

National Association of Realtors mulls MLS pocket listing policy

The new policy is a response to limited-exposure and ‘coming soon’ marketing practices, and would require agents to share exclusive listings with MLS members. Continue reading