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The ‘World Wide Web’ is bigger than one listing website

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The real estate industry moved this past week, eXp Chief Brokerage Officer Holly Mabery writes. The MLS has a simple choice: lead, follow or be bypassed. Continue reading →

Flexibility serves clients better than rigid, one-size-fits-all mandates: ARA co-founder

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American Real Estate Association co-founder Jason Haber writes that the trade group articulated a vision for how listings should work, which is now becoming industry practice. Continue reading →

Bess Freedman: Days-on-market metrics are facts. Sorry, not sorry

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Our transparent real estate market, though not perfect, remains the envy of most of the world because of how efficient it is, Bess Freedman writes. Continue reading →

Gary Keller: The market is proving ‘exposure drives home value’

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Keller Williams Executive Chairman Gary Keller weighs in on private listings while announcing partnership with Zillow. Continue reading →

Washington state drew the line on private listings. Others should follow: Windermere exec

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Washington’s leadership should not be seen as an exception, Windermere’s OB Jacobi writes. It should be a blueprint. Continue reading →

Bess Freedman on why Compass’ listing portal is raising red flags

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Launched Monday, Compass One’s aim is to funnel business through private exclusive channels, Brown Harris Stevens CEO Bess Freedman writes — yet it threatens a healthy real estate market. Continue reading →

Association-drafted forms protect consumers and members: CAR

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Despite the rhetoric of some in the industry, shifting away from using association-developed forms is the opposite of consumer-friendly, CAR President Melanie Barker writes for Inman. Continue reading →

3 looming shifts that could change real estate

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Increased regulatory enforcement and the ending of IC status are just a few of the possible changes that could greatly impact the way we do business. Here’s what agents should prepare for. Continue reading →