Zillow’s critics may say that the company has never had the best interests of real estate agents at heart. But on the company’s second-quarter 2025 earnings call on Wednesday night, executives looked to set the record straight. “As we work to streamline residential real estate transactions with our ‘Housing Super App,’ everything we build is […]
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While some brokerages are leaning into the use of private listing networks, luxury firm Douglas Elliman said it does not want private listing networks to become the norm. “At Douglas Elliman, we have a long- standing commitment to offering clients greater choice and flexibility while continuing to promote equal access to listings and uphold a
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Compass and Zillow are taking their legal battle to the courtroom. On Thursday, Judge Jeannette A. Vargas, a New York City-based U.S. District Court judge, ruled that the evidentiary hearing for Compass’s motion for a preliminary injunction in its suit against Zillow will begin on November 18, 2025, and end on November 21, 2025. In
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Compass and Northwest MLS (NWMLS) are continuing their war of words. Since Compass filed its antitrust suit against the NWMLS in April, alleging that the MLS’s rule requiring listings to be entered within 24 hours of public marketing and prohibiting office-exclusive listings is anticompetitive, the two parties have traded barbs via legal filings. In NWMLS’s
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Change in real estate is constant. However, 2024 and 2025 haven’t just been about change; they’ve been about disruption. From commission lawsuits to housing market volatility, shifting consumer expectations, and the evolution of buyer representation, our industry has been tested at every level. The difference between firms that thrive and those that stall isn’t just
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Compass, which previously slammed Northwest MLS’s (NWMLS) motion to dismiss its antitrust suit as “misleading and self-serving,” officially fired back Monday with a formal reply filed in U.S. District Court in Seattle. Originally filed in April, Compass claims that NWMLS’s listing rules, which mandate that members must input listings into the MLS within 24 hours
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A little over two weeks after Zillow filed letters responding to Compass’s motions for preliminary injunction and expedited discovery, the listing portal giant is officially firing back with its response to these motions. Zillow filed its response and related declarations from company executives, including Chief Industry Development Officer Errol Samuelson, CEO Jeremy Wacksman and CFO
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In a surprising move, Compass announced Friday it will open its exclusive inventory to any real estate brokerage or multiple listing service (MLS) — marking a shift for a firm long known for promoting private listing networks. The offer comes with strict conditions: listings must remain unaltered, with the original listing agent prominently featured and
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Yet another MLS will not be implementing delayed marketing exempt listings. In early June, the board of directors for Minnesota-based NorthstarMLS voted to adopt the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) new Multiple Listing Options for Sellers (MLOS) policy. But the organization will not implement the optional delayed marketing exempt listings provision or limit IDX and
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Zillow’s listing standards policy may have only been in effect for one day, but Eric Johnson, a Boston-based Compass agent and team leader, said he has already seen an impact. “Our team has only received a warning so far, but I personally know several agents whose listings have already been banned,” Johnson, who leads Mission
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