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

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 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

JUNE 11, 2025

Texas-based Unlock MLS has entered into a strategic agreement with Omni MLS — the largest subscriber-based multiple listing service in Latin America — to provide expanded international property access for its members. agents with Latin American professionals and property data. “In

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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

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

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

JULY 9, 2025

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.

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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

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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Real Estate News

JUNE 14, 2025

Skip to Content Agents Brokerages MLS/Assn Tech Industry By the Numbers Consumer Illustration by Lanette Behiry/Real Estate News Agents Agents Decoded: How to get more from your MLS It may not be flashy, but your MLS is still one of your most powerful tools. Without the MLS, listing visibility would suffer.

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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

JUNE 17, 2025

While it’s possible for agents at any firm to end up with a banned listing, most industry observers expect that agents at Compass — a vocal critic of the Clear Cooperation Policy (CCP) and Zillow’s policy — will face the greatest impact. Todd Armstrong, a San Diego -based Compass agent, uses a similar strategy.

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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

JULY 8, 2025

While a recent article from The Wall Street Journal highlighted falling home prices, empty open houses and investor pullbacks, agents who spoke with HousingWire think that the southwest Florida city is experiencing a natural market correction — not a collapse. But local experts and data suggest the reality is far more nuanced.

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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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JULY 7, 2025

California Regional MLS, the nation's second largest MLS, took a similar stance in April , and like NorthstarMLS, called out pressure placed on NAR by large brokerages with an interest in ending Clear Cooperation, which Compass said earlier this month it "will not adhere to. " NAR is giving MLSs until Sept.

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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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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

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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Real Estate News

JUNE 27, 2025

Skip to Content Agents Brokerages MLS/Assn Tech Industry By the Numbers Consumer Shutterstock MLS/Assn MLS extending push for transparency to referral fees New disclosure forms will help buyers and sellers understand who is getting paid — and how much — during home transactions, Northwest MLS says.

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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

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

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 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

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 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

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

JULY 9, 2025

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. According to Anne Marie Decatsye, the CEO of Charlotte -based Canopy MLS , the top 25 MLSs by member count represent more than 1 million subscribers.

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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

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

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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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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JUNE 25, 2025

Skip to Content Agents Brokerages MLS/Assn Tech Industry By the Numbers Consumer Shutterstock Agents Agents rethink pricing strategies as buyers gain leverage Two new agent surveys indicate that while affordability remains a top concern for home shoppers, the market is starting to favor buyers.

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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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