Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

New England -based MLS Property Information Network (MLS PIN) is following these footsteps with its latest partnership. MLS PIN announced a partnership with Restb.ai on Monday to bring advanced AI features to its web-based Pinergy MLS system. Erminio Grasso, president and CEO of MLS PIN, describes the Restb.ai

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

The rational case for repealing MLS Clear Cooperation rules. MLS system offers transparency, but at what cost? MLS is not capitalism in its final form. Every year I get a postcard on my birthday from my MLS, My MLS pays for technology that I’ll never use and they put on training I rarely attend. Does cc work?

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

The plaintiffs take issue with what they claim is a requirement for agents and brokers — in Michigan and nationally — to be members of NAR, their state Realtor association and a local Realtor association in order to gain access to the MLS. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 25, 2025

According to the release, this new policy compliments NAR s existing MLS policies and that it will exist in conjunction with CCP.The trade group feels the policy provides sellers and their agent more options and choice when marketing a property.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The role of the real estate agent has been under the microscope of late as a result of class-action litigation over agent commissions, but the feedback agents want most about their practices comes from two sources — home buyers and sellers. This was unambiguous among homebuyers.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 8, 2025

While the suit still names NAR, the Texas Association of Realtors (TAR) andthe Wichita Falls Association of Realtors (WFAR) as defendants, Eytalis has removed Paragon MLS Connect and added the Wichita Falls Association of Realtors MLS (WFMLS).

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Housing Wire

APRIL 30, 2025

The antitrust lawsuit filed last week by Compass against Northwest MLS (NWMLS) has generated a lot of talk , but it is far from the first time a brokerage has sued an MLS over an alleged antitrust injury. But these focus on the National Association of Realtors (NAR) three-way membership agreement and access to the MLS.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

For the first time, the Austin Board of Realtors (ABoR) is opening up access to its Unlock MLS platform to non-Realtors. Starting June 1, real estate agents who are not certified Realtors will be able to subscribe to Unlock MLS without joining the 20,000-member ABoR. a month, or $575.64

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Housing Wire

MAY 30, 2025

.” The disclosure form describes Compasss phased approach to marketing homes starting with a Private Exclusive period, followed by a Coming Soon stage and culminating in a public listing on the multiple listing service (MLS) during Phase 3.

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Housing Wire

MAY 1, 2025

For some agents , these private transactions are tools of exclusivity and strategy. Four agents with strong opinions; Isom Coleman in Sacramento, Calif.; Some agents use off-market listings as a way to double-dip commissions, Willoughby said. Or maybe theres a buyer in the agents network ready to go. Lets be honest.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 22, 2024

The Real Brokerage is keeping attendees of RISE, its third annual agent conference, on their toes. From the RISE stage in Las Vegas , Real unveiled three new products for agents and clients on Tuesday. Leo CoPilot can help agents generate automated marketing materials by leveraging data from an MLS. and Canada.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 11, 2025

We discussed the current market conditions and revisited the propertys previous listing history including that the last agent had failed to sell it, eventually pulling it off the market 60 days later. Unfortunately, the prior agents never reported the incident, allowing the scammer to attempt it again this time, through me.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 15, 2025

RealReports , a property data technology firm, has entered into a partnership with MLS Now , Ohio s largest MLS , to provide its artificial intelligence (AI)-driven real estate platform to more than 14,000 agents across Ohio and West Virginia. The deal with MLS Now marks the company’s 15th such agreement in 2025.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 4, 2025

The brokerage is giving agents at all brokerages access to Coming Soon, which houses its exclusive listings. We are working to ensure that NAR and the MLS no longer force homeowners to market their properties in ways that disadvantage them. Those listings appear on the site before they appear on an MLS, but only for about a day.

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Housing Wire

MAY 20, 2025

Zillow will begin a phased rollout of its listing access standards policy, which bans publicly marketed listings not entered into the MLS , on May 28. In a blog post on Tuesday, Zillow offered agents some clarifications and guidance on its new policy and how it will be implemented. markets before expanding nationwide over the summer.

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Housing Wire

MAY 27, 2025

This is a crucial time for agents to act as trusted guides to their clients, particularly first-time sellers. Here are three things agents should know about first-time sellers to guide them through a complex selling season 1. Agents are the experts in creating a customer experience that feels unique and catered to the homeowner.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 14, 2025

The on-again-off-again legal battle between Top Agent Network (TAN) and the National Association of Realtors (NAR) is now off. The suit argued that consumers should have a choice in whether or not they market their home on their local MLS. On Monday, the parties notified Judge Vince Chhabria of the U.S.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Chicago-based Maverick Systems is rapidly expanding its real estate data analytics platform nationwide, offering brokerages a new tool in the competitive landscape for experienced agents. The company is currently profiling about 200,000 real estate agents across the U.S. “We’re changing that paradigm.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

While new social media platforms seem to pop up all the time, Facebook remains a tried-and-true platform for real estate agents to grow their business in a variety of ways. Joining and engaging with groups of fellow Realtors on Facebook should be a key tool in every agent’s toolbox. Join Lab Coat Agents 2.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 1, 2025

Saris is ready to see some movement in the Nosalek commission lawsuit , which has been pending for five years now, but that doesn’t mean she is going to approve MLS PIN’s settlement without properly examining the details. Im just trying to understand why this matters, Judge Saris said. Why do you care so much?

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

In some states, the door has been open for many years to real estate agents who want to access their local MLS without being a Realtor. In late 2024 , PAR announced it would be allowing non-Realtors to access the MLS it co-owns with Arizona Regional MLS (ARMLS) starting Jan.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

On Thursday, MLS leaders took center stage at several conference sessions, including discussions of the business practice changes driven by the NAR commission lawsuit settlement and how the role of the MLS — and the MLS-broker relationship — has evolved as a result. “I We have to recognize that people are cranky,” Wilson said.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

So, let’s start with the basics: What is a real estate broker vs. an agent? To answer that, we’ll take a deep dive into the differences between the many types of real estate professionals, including a real estate agent and a real estate broker. Summary What is a real estate agent? What does a real estate agent do?

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Housing Wire

APRIL 9, 2025

A new report from Anytime Estimate , a subsidiary of Clever , reveals that while the vast majority of American homesellers still plan to work with real estate agents in 2025, concerns about trust, commission fees , and agent value are reshaping expectations of those entering the housing market.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

MLSs are using AI technology to catch agents who attempt to circumvent the commission lawsuit settlement terms. Before the commission lawsuit settlements, “three” used to be the magic number for agents posting on multiple listings services (MLSs). Still, agents are finding creative ways to get compensation offers in their listings.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 27, 2024

per month per user Contract required: Month-to-month Integrations: Popular CRM platforms, lead generation platforms, accounting software Dotloop is perfect for bringing agents, clients, and support teams together on every transaction. The platform connects with MLS for seamless listing input, saving time and reducing duplicated efforts.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

The arrangement known as cooperative compensation allows sellers to choose to offset the cost of buyers’ agents. The settlement requires listing agents to stop making offers of compensation for buyer’s agents on Multiple Listing Services (MLSs). It explicitly allows for such offers to be made off-MLS, however.

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Housing Wire

MAY 22, 2025

MetroList , the largest MLS in Northern California , has rolled out a new “add/edit” voice-controlled app for real estate agents to collect and input property data directly from the field. Agents throughout the region have already begun using the app, according to MetroList.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 17, 2025

Washington state-based Northwest MLS (NWMLS) has shut off its internet data exchange (IDX) feed going to Compass as the ongoing war between the two real estate industry players escalates. This move by NWMLS is just the latest battle in the ongoing war between the MLS and Compass. State law supersedes MLS rules.

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Housing Wire

MAY 29, 2025

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has withdrawn its objection to MLS Property Information Network (MLS PIN)s preliminary settlement of the Nosalek commission lawsuit after the two sides negotiated amended terms. MLS PIN is settling the case for $3.95 The two sides were the first to announce a settlement in the case in July 2023.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 18, 2025

Real estate technology and agent services firm Place is continuing its acquisition spree. Remine has more than 40 MLS customers totaling 600,000-plus agents and brokers nationwide. The firm was founded in 2015 and sold in 2021 to Unlock MLS , First MLS , Miami Realtors MLS and Heartland MLS for $53.5

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 21, 2024

District Court in Pennsylvania claiming that NAR, the Pennsylvania Association of Realtors (PAR) and the Greater Lehigh Valley MLS (GLVMLS) have violated federal civil rights statutes, engaged in unlawful discriminatory practices, breached their contracts, created a monopolistic system and broken federal antitrust laws.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 26, 2025

Under what NAR is calling its MLS Listing Options for Sellers policy , sellers will have the option to delay marketing their listing publicly as long as they sign the required disclosure. During the time period, the listing will be able to be seen by other MLS participants through their local MLS platform.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 19, 2024

As Eben Moran of Stellar MLS aptly stated on RentSprees Its Closing Time podcast, the future lies in collaboration: How can we come together to make the industry better overall? This underscores the need for MLS s to focus on their core mission: empowering agents and brokers to succeed.

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Housing Wire

MAY 6, 2025

In 1908, agents formed the National Association of Real Estate Exchanges, a precursor to the National Association of REALTORS ( NAR ). In the 1960s, brokers created the first MLS in booklet form to create a true marketplace of the inventory that was for sale. The real estate industry is facing another change.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 18, 2025

On Monday, the DOJ filed a supplemental statement of interest in the Nosalek suit expressing its continued displeasure with the terms of MLS Property Information Networks (MLS PIN) settlement. However, the offer may be zero cents, instead of the one cent requirement currently in place. It remains to be seen whether Judge Patti B.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 9, 2025

The average people that our agents are working with everyday are thinking about things like affordability and how they can maximize the value of their home — and typically that comes from exposure,” Ginger Wilcox , the president of Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate , said during a panel discussion at HousingWire ’s The Gathering.

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