NAR and the real estate industry’s irrelevance problem

Failure to embrace tech innovation will ensure the real estate industry falls further behind, hastening the entry of disruptive outside forces, Sean Frank writes. Continue reading

Compass pulls Redfin into its Zillow private listing lawsuit

Redfin has put its private listings ban on an indefinite hold. Still, Compass wants documents related to the real estate search portal’s previously announced ban. Continue reading

Your AI twin hates you

Meet the EpiqueAI Twin, a virtual counterpart that handles everything from contracts to content while real agents focus on clients. With most of this tech already in play, the real estate future we imagined is closer than you think. 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

15% of homebuyers ‘ghosted’ homesellers in September

As Halloween draws near and our minds become preoccupied with witches, wraiths and suddenly seized souls, homesellers are focused on another horror: the growing number of homebuyers backing out of the market. 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

NAR weighs in on Zillow’s new ChatGPT integration

Without specifically saying whether or not the integration violated any IDX license agreements with multiple listing services, NAR said that each individual MLS should assess its own agreement with Zillow to ensure compliance. Continue reading

Zillow scores final win as Supreme Court declines to take up REX case

In a legal victory for Zillow, the Supreme Court declined to take up a REX lawsuit that centered on a former NAR rule. 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

Inside Zillow’s ChatGPT integration (and what it means for real estate)

In this timely episode, Zillow’s Errol Samuelson and Josh Weisberg unpack the portal’s integration with ChatGPT, including MLS compliance, data sharing myths and fair housing guardrails. Continue reading