Zillow Group’s Samuelson defends, clarifies listing ban in blog post

Zillow Group Chief Industry Development Officer Errol Samuelson took to LinkedIn on Friday to clarify how the company’s listing ban applies to Delayed Marketing Exempt Listings and chastise those who spread “misinformation” about the policy. Continue reading

NWMLS shuts off Compass’ IDX feed amid private listing conflict

The IDX feed shutdown, which ended Thursday morning, came amid a battle that previously included accusatory Instagram posts between top executives and the specter of lawsuits. Continue reading

Zillow and Redfin listing ban FAQ: What you need to know now

This week, Zillow Group and Redfin rocked the industry by banning listings that aren’t added to the multiple listing service (MLS) within 24 hours of being publicly marketed. The policies, which came two weeks after the National Association of Realtors… Continue reading

Checkmate or alienate? Reactions mixed as firms align with Zillow

NextHome threw its support behind Zillow’s private-listing policy Friday, the second brokerage to officially back the plan, as rival portals and critics of NAR’s Clear Cooperation Policy sounded off. Continue reading

Agents feel joy, rage, confusion over Clear Cooperation ruling

Some respondents to Inman’s Pulse survey seemed furious about the determination, while others were pleased, especially at the fact that CCP had been preserved. Still, multiple respondents simply expressed confusion over the new policy. Continue reading

Your Clear Cooperation, delayed marketing exempt listings FAQ

Team leader Carl Medford dives into a high-level overview of the changes to CCP and the larger issues that will arise from its implementation. Continue reading

MLSs scramble to assess and implement new NAR MLS policy

While some MLS executives praised the “flexibility” offered by the delayed marketing category that will accompany NAR’s Clear Cooperation Policy, its potential repercussions are still unclear. Continue reading

NAR opts to keep Clear Cooperation but adds a new option

After months of debate, NAR announced Tuesday it will keep its policy requiring properties to be listed on an MLS within one day of marketing while adding new “delayed marketing exempt listings.” Continue reading

‘Zillow made the wrong choice’: REX seeks full appeals court review

The discount brokerage contends that a three-judge panel erred in finding that NAR’s no-commingling rule was not direct evidence of “concerted action” between NAR and Zillow. Continue reading

REX loses appeal in long-running lawsuit against NAR, Zillow

Judges rule the now-defunct real estate brokerage did not provide evidence of “concerted action” between NAR and Zillow and that the no-commingling rule was “in fact” optional. Continue reading