The suit claims the multiple listing service is a “monopolist” with “no meaningful competitors” and that, as a broker-owned MLS, its Seattle area owners have an interest in limiting competition. Continue reading
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A LinkedIn post by Errol Samuelson on Zillow’s private listings rule flared into a weekend skirmish that drew nearly 300 comments from executives like Robert Reffkin, Glenn Sanford and Leo Pareja. Continue reading
Zillow Group Chief Industry Development Officer Errol Samuelson took to LinkedIn on Friday to clarify how the company’s listing ban applies to Delayed Marketing Exempt Listings and chastise those who spread “misinformation” about the policy. Continue reading
Northwest MLS on Thursday reinstated a data license it says it yanked after Compass violated its rules. Compass says the rules were changed after it started doing private listings in Washington. Continue reading
The IDX feed shutdown, which ended Thursday morning, came amid a battle that previously included accusatory Instagram posts between top executives and the specter of lawsuits. Continue reading
Salazar has been at Hilton & Hyland since he started his real estate career 16 years ago and said he was ready for a change. Now he’s bringing a team to Compass, which he said had the most to offer out of other top LA brokerages. Continue reading
MLSs and greater transparency are not the problem, Vanguard Properties’ Nina Dosanjh writes. They are part of a proven infrastructure that evolves as the market changes. Continue reading
Consumer Policy Center fellows Stephen Brobeck and Wendy Gilch praised Zillow’s private listing ban while calling on the Department of Justice to limit the spread of private listing networks. Continue reading
Windermere Co-President OB Jacobi told Inman private listing networks benefit brokerages, not consumers, and said his firm isn’t jumping on the bandwagon. Continue reading