Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

As a panel of real estate leaders gathered to discuss the future of the MLS at the National Association of Realtors ‘ NXT conference in Boston, Errol Samuelson , Zillow ‘s chief industry development officer, found himself and his company in a bit different standing than usual with the audience of several hundred agents and brokers.

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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

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

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. According to NAR, each MLS will have the ability to determine its own delayed marketing period.

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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

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

MARCH 10, 2025

Now, as brokerages experiment with private listing networks (PLNs) and MLS s push back, another fight has emergedwho should control where and how listings are shared. Buyers, sellers, and agents no longer need the MLS to facilitate or dictate compensationthey can negotiate it however they want. Not because of a policy change.

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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

MARCH 27, 2025

The multiple listing service (MLS) owners of real estate software company Remine are moving to sell the firm. The four MLSs that make up MLSTH; Austin Board of Realtors Unlock MLS , First MLS , Miami Realtors MLS , and Heartland MLS , acquired Remine in October 2021 for $53.5 million professionals.

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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

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. District Court Judge Patti B.

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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. The standards apply to listings regardless of any applicable local MLS rule, and they apply to all listings subject to an exclusive for-sale listing agreement between a broker and a seller.

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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

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Most pertain to banning offers of compensation to buyer agents over the MLS, in addition to preventing MLSs from facilitating such offers to aggregator websites. It also requires MLS members to disclose agreements with prospective buyers that outline commission expectations before showing them a home for sale.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 26, 2025

On Tuesday, MLS Property Information Network (MLS PIN) and the plaintiffs in the Nosalek suit, filed requests asking Judge Patti B. MLS PIN and the Nosalek plaintiffs first filed their proposed settlement agreement during the summer of 2023. DOJs supplemental response addresses none of these points, MLS PIN writes.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 18, 2025

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 million as part of a joint venture known as MLS Technology Holdings. million in cash at auction.

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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

JANUARY 9, 2025

But survey data released Thursday by Bright MLS found that some standards were top priorities for some buyers. The Maryland-headquartered MLS conducted a survey in mid-December that included 700 prospective homebuyers who were renting or living with others. More specifically, 56.1% Another 37.8% and 35.6%, respectively.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 27, 2024

The platform connects with MLS for seamless listing input, saving time and reducing duplicated efforts. Whether youre running a large brokerage, managing a small team or working on your own, the right transaction management platform can take the worry out of compliance and lighten your workload.

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Housing Wire

MAY 14, 2025

As multiple listing services (MLS) across the country grapple with a variety of challenges, the industrys trade group, the Council of MLSs (CMLS) is looking to a new chief operating officer to help it navigate choppy waters. Galicia announced his departure from Bright MLS last week. Galicia will start next Monday, May 19.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Most of the suits cite NAR’s Participation Rule, which required listing brokers to make a blanket offer of compensation to buyer’s brokers in order to list a property on an MLS. But West Penn MLS , the multiple listing service at the center of the Moratis suit, is owned by local brokers and not a Realtor association.

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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

JUNE 9, 2025

Mauricio Umansky , the CEO of The Agency , who does not support CCP, agreed with Wilcox that in most situations, sellers get the most benefit from listing on the MLS. The easiest path to selling a property is to put it on the MLS and broadcast it on all the portals.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Brokers must ‘purchase’ association memberships they may not need or want to obtain MLS services,” Eytalis wrote. This structure has created an anti-competitive monopoly over MLS services, limiting the market’s ability to support alternative trade organizations, thereby stifling competition in violation of the Sherman Act.”

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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. The app, developed in partnership with real estate technology company Lundy Inc.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 8, 2025

After Jensen took over as CEO in 2015 , MRED created an internal MLS private listing network after survey feedback from subscribers found that many were frustrated by the number of pocket listings and sales occurring. We dont even plan on making any changes because of the new policy, Rebecca Jensen , the president and CEO of MRED, said.

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Housing Wire

MAY 6, 2025

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. This isnt the first time, and it wont be the last. They soon formalized a code of ethics and operating policies. Written agreements became commonplace.

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Housing Wire

MAY 29, 2024

Northwest MLS , the largest multiple listing service in the Pacific Northwest, will not take part in the $418 million agreement reached by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) in the Sitzer/Burnett case. Secret deals’ The NWMLS board of directors made the decision to opt out at its most recent meeting, the organization said Tuesday.

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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. million to $3.95 The DOJ claims that it has been fighting to inject competition into residential real-estate markets.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The hotly debated Clear Cooperation Policy (CCP) — a NAR rule that requires Realtors to post a home on a NAR-affiliated multiple listing service (MLS) within a day of signing a listing agreement — is likely playing a role in the responses. This concern even outweighed factors related to money.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 11, 2025

Public records & MLS misuse Scammers exploit MLS history and public records to appear credible. By leveraging public data, crafting emails that mimic legitimate sellers, and using MLS history (sometimes gathered from previous scams), fraudsters build a convincing narrative. Then came the call. Consider signing up for one.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 6, 2025

The suit claims that the defendants have engaged in unlawful tying arrangements that compel membership to Realtor associations in order to gain access to MLS data. It may be a new year, but the National Association of Realtors (NAR) is continuing to face legal challenges over its membership structure.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 14, 2025

According to a statement from Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman on Monday, Redfin.com will not publish any listings that have been publicly marketed before being shared with all real estate websites via the MLS. Kelman said Redfin is doing this because it believes that all buyers should be able to see all listings.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 21, 2024

As a flat-fee brokerage, Homie charged sellers a flat fee to list their property on the MLS. The only non-conclusory allegations addressing Anywhere or [RE/MAX] are that independent real estate agents associated with their respective brands participated in NAR and MLS-related boards involved in rulemaking,” the motion states. “But

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Housing Wire

MAY 22, 2025

The MLS industry’s trade group, the Council of Multiple Listing Services ( CMLS ) is looking for a new CEO. Together, weve built something lasting an organization that supports, elevates, and connects the MLS community like never before. Leading CMLS has been the honor of a lifetime, Evans said in a statement.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 18, 2025

Defunct discount brokerage REX Real Estate is not giving up in its antitrust battle against Zillow and the National Association of Realtors (NAR). On Monday, REX filed a petition of rehearing en banc with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. It is appealing a U.S. The appeal was heard by a three-judge panel in mid-February. That is an error.

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Housing Wire

MAY 1, 2025

We tell them, If you want maximum exposure, we go on the MLS. Ive yet to see convincing data that says keeping a home off the market nets a better deal for the seller, Willoughby said. We have a fiduciary obligation to expose their home to as many buyers as possible to get the highest and best price. Why would we hide it? Lets be honest.

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