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Despite unease, Compass poised to retain most Anywhere agents

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Compass agents are thrilled. Anywhere agents have concerns — but few are looking to jump ship, Inman Intel has found. Continue reading →

Zillow calls Chicago’s Private Listing Network a ‘hidden listing scheme’

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Zillow delayed the rollout of its ban on privately marketed listings in the nation’s third largest market, but the portal appears ready to crack down on widely used Private Listing Network. Continue reading →

Compass targets Zillow’s warnings to agents in new brief

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In a brief issued ahead of a hearing in its case against Zillow, Compass homed in on the listing portal’s powers of “intimidation” in issuing warnings to agents that violate its listing standards. Continue reading →

Robert Reffkin: My commitments to Anywhere’s brands

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In an Inman Exclusive, Robert Reffkin answers frequently asked questions about the Compass acquisition of Anywhere and how it will impact agents. Continue reading →

Andy Florance declares victory in portal wars, says Homes.com is ‘now No. 1’

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“We’re not competing against either Realtor or Zillow for customers. We are doing something completely different. In essence, we are now No. 1 at that,” Andy Florance said onstage at Inman Connect San Diego. Continue reading →

Has this Austin MLS ‘solved’ the private listings conundrum?

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Flex Listings provide a functioning model that restores transparency, preserves cooperation, and gives sellers and buyers control, clarity and access, Eric Bramlett writes. Continue reading →

Has this Austin MLS ‘solved’ the private listings conundrum?

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Flex Listings provide a functioning model that restores transparency, preserves cooperation, and gives sellers and buyers control, clarity and access, Eric Bramlett writes. Continue reading →

NWMLS fires back at Compass, saying the brokerage adopted a ‘free-rider strategy’

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The 32,000-member Northwest Multiple Listing Service wrote in a new legal filing that Compass “cannot have it both ways” by receiving listings via the MLS while holding half of its own listings privately Continue reading →

Zillow fires back at Compass, saying brokerage faces no harm from its listing policy

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Zillow attorneys pushed back at Compass’ request for a broad and expedited discovery, and on the brokerage’s private listing network. ‘Compass would erect new barriers for buyers by making listings exclusive to each broker.’ Continue reading →

It’s reckoning day for private listings. What you should know about Zillow’s changes

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The nation’s largest real estate portal began enforcing its ban on private listings on Monday, 10 weeks after announcing its new standards. Here’s what you need to know now. Continue reading →