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Tech Pulse: Realtor.com adds property tax appeal; PropStream expands lead generation

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Welcome back to Tech Pulse — HousingWire‘s weekly series rounding up the latest in technology — including tools, integrations and trends that impact mortgage and real estate. Here’s what happened this week: Realtor.com adds property tax appeal tool with Ownwell integration Realtor.com now offers property tax monitoring and appeals through a new partnership with Ownwell. With rising homeownership costs, this […]

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Compass opens exclusive listings to rivals — with strings attached

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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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REsides launches tiered MLS subscription model

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REsides, a technology-focused MLS, has introduced a three-tier subscription model aimed at providing agents and brokers with greater flexibility and control. The new options — REsides Essential, Select and Premier — are priced at $29.95, $80 and $75 per month, respectively. “Agents and brokers have been asking for smarter tech, fewer barriers, and the freedom

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RentSpree partners with Hive MLS to expand access in Southeast

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RentSpree has partnered with Hive MLS to integrate rental application and tenant screening tools directly into Hive’s multiple listing service platform. The new integration will be available at no cost to Hive MLS subscribers in Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina. Hive MLS services more than 18 MLSs in the Southeast — representing about 15,000

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‘I want one source’: Consolidation is picking up in the MLS space

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The housing industry is currently rife with consolidation, but the same wave of mergers and acquisitions has not taken the multiple listing service (MLS) sector by storm.  Over the past two decades, the number of MLSs across the country has greatly decreased. As recently as a decade ago, there were more than 900 MLSs. But

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NorthstarMLS says no to delayed marketing exempt listings

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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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Doorify MLS joins Broker Public Portal as strategic investor

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Broker Public Portal (BPP) — the industry-led home search initiative backed by real estate brokerages and MLSs — announced that Doorify MLS has joined as its newest strategic investor. Based in Cary, North Carolina, Doorify MLS serves nearly 15,000 real estate professionals across 16 counties in the Research Triangle — including Raleigh, Durham and Chapel

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HouseSavings.com launches flat-fee, low-commission listing platform

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HouseSavings.com — a real estate brokerage based in central Pennsylvania — has introduced a digital-first platform that offers flat-fee and low-commission listing services with the goal of reducing costs for home sellers. The company’s model features three residential listing packages — two flat-fee options starting at $999, and a virtual full-service package with a 1%

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NWMLS adds referral fee disclosures to real estate forms

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Northwest Multiple Listing Service (NWMLS) has introduced new disclosure requirements aimed at increasing transparency around referral fees in residential real estate transactions across Washington state. The changes include a new stand-alone Referral Disclosure form and updates to brokerage services agreements. These additions are intended to inform buyers and sellers when a broker receives or pays

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Robert Reffkin continues his digital crusade against Zillow, Clear Cooperation

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Tensions between Compass CEO Robert Reffkin and Zillow are continuing to build in the lead up to Zillow’s new listing standards going into effect later this month. Reffkin followed up last week’s LinkedIn post claiming that Zillow no longer displays all MLS listings to prospective homebuyers, with two more posts. On Friday, Reffkin highlighted Zillow’s

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