The open market broke. Here’s what comes next

The same real estate leadership that got MLSs and NAR to this moment is not the leadership that gets them out of it, Alloy Advisors co-founder Amit Kulkarni writes. Continue reading

Zillow called it the ‘open market,’ then buried consumers and MLSs

The tragedy isn’t that the MLS got disrupted, Amit Kulkarni writes. Disruption was inevitable given decades of inaction. The tragedy is what replaced it. Continue reading

Private inventory: New competition rules that leave consumers behind 

In the current market, the way listings reach consumers matters more than ever, Amit Kulkarni writes. Buyers need greater visibility, but the industry is shifting toward less of it.  Continue reading

What the Compass-Anywhere deal means for the future of MLSs

If MLSs shift to meet the challenges of a new market, they’ll secure their place at the center of the homebuying process, Amit Kulkarni writes. Continue reading