Compass partners with Rocket-Redfin to display coming-soon listings

Compass Coming Soon listings will receive priority display on Redfin.com, with buyer inquiries sent to Compass listing agents, according to details of the new partnership. Continue reading

Zillow reverses course and removes climate data from listings

The portal announced last year that listings would begin showing climate data from First Street. Now, however, Zillow has pivoted so that, instead, listings feature a link to First Street’s website. Continue reading

Zillow reverses course and removes climate data from listings

The portal announced last year that listings would begin showing climate data from First Street. Now, however, Zillow has pivoted so that, instead, listings feature a link to First Street’s website. Continue reading

More MLSs are moving to provide non-Realtors with access

“Maybe it’s time.” In the wake of a recent change by the National Association of Realtors, more multiple listing services may explore ways to provide access to non-Realtors. Continue reading

Real estate portals feel the heat during a rough week: The Download

After a week of legal battles and portal platform shakeups, real estate leaders break down what it all means for agents on the ground. Continue reading

CoStar reaches agreement with CRMLS, keeping access to data

Homes.com won’t lose access to real estate listing data from the California Regional Multiple Listing Service after all. Continue reading

Homes.com hit with lawsuit over monetization of CRMLS data

Homes.com will lose access to the CRMLS data feed on Nov. 1. REcore Solutions says the portal monetized listings without paying an agreed upon fee for the data. Continue reading

Robert Reffkin pokes at CRMLS policy. CRMLS CEO pushes back

Compass CEO Robert Reffkin took aim on social media at user agreements for the nation’s largest multiple listing service. In an open letter shared with Inman and other media outlets, CRMLS’ CEO calls it “misinformation.” Continue reading

Homes.com sent direct mailers to sellers across the country asking them to pay to ‘boost’ their homes

Many agents have gathered in online forums to criticize the mailers as “unethical.” But Homes.com’s parent company says most agents are fine with them. Continue reading

Ed Zorn and Phillip Cantrell to agents: Stop sharing commissions

Agents and brokers need to step up by embracing transparency and allowing consumers to negotiate commissions, the duo said during an Inman on Tour panel in Nashville Tuesday morning. Continue reading