Restore the MLS: A return to cooperation, not control

Fragmented power structures and binary “all-in or all-out” rules are no longer compatible with today’s demands, Caitlin McCrory and Robert Reffkin write. Here’s how they think the MLS needs to evolve. Continue reading

MAPPED: Nearly half of America’s MLSs have vanished since 2015. Here’s what’s left.

Amid ongoing consolidation and calls for more drastic changes, Inman mapped out the remaining 484 MLSs big and small. Continue reading

Where did the demise of the MLS begin? It started with CCP

The Clear Cooperation Policy tried to solve a real problem and created a larger one, Darryl Davis writes. Admitting that is not weakness. It’s the only leadership move that still has a chance of working. Continue reading

The truth behind today’s real estate portal power plays

In this episode of Real Estate Insiders Unfiltered, Pierre Calzadilla, co-founder and CEO of Upfront, breaks down one of the biggest shifts happening in the industry right now. Continue reading

The real lesson from the Florida ChatGPT home sale story

The Florida AI home sale story is not proof that agents are obsolete, and it is not proof  that the MLS is no longer necessary, Dennis Norman writes. If anything, it shows the opposite. Continue reading

Economists: The housing market ‘feels stagnant,’ while the future ‘remains cloudy’

New numbers show that 2025 had “the weakest start to a year for home prices since the early 2010s,” one economist said. Continue reading

Seller’s choice is a standard — not a script. Here’s what that looks like at the kitchen table

The gap between what “seller choice” means in a press release and what is actually happening at the kitchen table concerns Darryl Davis. Here’s how to show sellers the benefits of pre-marketing and broad exposure. Continue reading

Realtor.com meets ‘homebuyers wherever they are’ with ChatGPT integration

Realtor.com’s ChatGPT integration gives buyers affordability and neighborhood insights. However, they’ll need to go to Realtor.com to view listings. Continue reading

Why marketing freedom is the fight of our professional lives

Robert Reffkin’s op-ed exposed an industry fault line, Greg Hague writes. Here’s why MLSs need to adopt more flexible coming-soon policies. Continue reading

How ‘coming soons’ could lead to DOJ intervention

In this episode, Art Carter, CEO of CRMLS, and Ed Zorn, VP and General Counsel, unpack one of the most heated and misunderstood topics in real estate right now. Continue reading