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Compass just declared independence from the MLS and took Redfin and Rocket with it

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What does this partnership mean? Coldwell Banker agent Cara Ameer examines Compass’ latest moves against “organized real estate” for answers. Continue reading →

CoStar continues defense of Homes.com strategy

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CEO Andy Florance said Homes.com has the winning short- and long-term strategy after revealing that the company kept adding paid members in 2025. Continue reading →

Watchdog: Beef up referral fee disclosure or prepare for lawsuits

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A report released on Tuesday by the Consumer Policy Center suggested lawsuits will follow if brokerages, real estate portals and regulators don’t step in and add transparency first. Continue reading →

CoStar lays off staff amid drastic Homes.com cost-cutting campaign

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The company has vowed to slash over 35 percent of its spending on Homes.com after years of attempting to build a fourth major real estate listings search portal. Continue reading →

Why ‘old school’ still rules at winning listings in 2026

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While everyone else competes online, the agents who win listings will be the ones who go old school, pick up the phone and show up in person, new contributor John Angelopoulos writes.  Continue reading →

Zillow files shed light on how it viewed Compass’ technology

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Court documents show how Zillow saw potential threats to its growth in the technology Compass was building for both agents and consumers. Continue reading →

Redfin’s Kelman on listing access: ‘You shouldn’t have to know the secret handshake’

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INMAN EXCLUSIVE: Court documents shed light on Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman’s unique view of private listings — a position that landed somewhere between Compass and Zillow. Continue reading →

Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman is stepping down from the company

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After 20 years as CEO of one of the largest companies in real estate, Kelman says he now plans to find a role outside of the industry. Continue reading →

An exclusive look inside the legal strategies at Compass and Zillow

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In an Inman Exclusive, Taylor Anderson examined thousands of internal documents to unveil the legal strategies on both sides of the Compass-Zillow wrangling. Continue reading →

IDX reform is the real fight no one wants to have

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Josh Ries examines why the system designed to help agents quietly handed control to third party portals, and how we can take it back. Continue reading →