Housing Wire

APRIL 24, 2025

The rule states that MLS listings and non-MLS listings may not be displayed together in MLSs that have adopted the policy in order for the listing giant to obtain access to the MLSs internet data exchange (IDX) feed. Outdated rule Stellar MLS in Florida is one organization that recently abandoned the policy.

MLS

Housing Wire

APRIL 11, 2025

.” Under Zillows new listing standards , announced Thursday, if a listing is publicly marketed to any buyer it must be put in an MLS and be able to be published on Zillow as well as other sites that receive internet data exchange (IDX) feeds.

MLS

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

NAR’s settlement agreement — which closed a number of antitrust class-action lawsuits against NAR and major brokerages for allegedly inflating Realtor commissions, and is pending final approval this month — outlines 13 practice changes required of NAR-affiliated MLSs. And businesses in the space are looking to capitalize on the moment.

MLS

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.

Industrial

Housing Wire

MARCH 7, 2025

It proposed on Friday a compromise on CCP that it believes respects seller choice, enhances competition and safeguards MLS integrity. We have spoken to our members around the country and developed this plan with a working group and the leadership of our trade group, Haber told HousingWire in an email.

MLS

Housing Wire

JULY 30, 2025

Real estate brokerages are experiencing accelerated internal consolidation, increased agent mobility and deepening productivity divides, according to new data from Recruiting Insight. This movement has favored brokerages offering integrated platforms and incentive structures that align with agents’ business goals. That’s a niche.

Agents

Housing Wire

APRIL 10, 2025

On Thursday, eXp Realty announced that, as a brokerage, it was signing on to abide by Zillow s standards for listing transparency. According to the release, if a listing is publicly marketed to any buyer it must be put in an MLS and be able to be published on Zillow as well as other sites that receive internet data exchange (IDX) feeds.

Marketing

Housing Wire

JUNE 24, 2025

million), JPAR ( $700,000), Signature Properties of Huntington ($850,000), Central New York Information Services ($125,000), Brooklyn New York MLS ($95,000), First Team Real Estate — Orange County ($1 million), and Sibcy Cline ($895,000). The Keel settling defendants include Side ($5.5

Brokerage

Housing Wire

MAY 8, 2025

But could listing a client’s property on a private network instead of the MLS really be considered a breach of fiduciary duty? A study from Bright MLS backs up Willoughbys assertions. If an agent or even the brokerage double-ends the deal, that’s even more of a sin, according to Doug Miller. Why would we hide it?

MLS

Housing Wire

MARCH 3, 2025

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Finance

Housing Wire

JUNE 30, 2025

It’s with this same goal in mind that Northwest MLS (NWMLS) said it chose to implement referral fee disclosures. Northwest MLS has been working on this issue for nearly a year,” a spokesperson for NWMLS told HousingWire via email. It is a very different situation. Zillow is acting as a referral company.” More to come?

MLS

BAM Media

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Real RISE 2024 kicks off today, October 22nd, with some exciting new developments in AI and fintech for real estate agents who’ve joined (or will join) the brokerage. Future Real Wallet integrations include: Rewards Points —enabling agents to earn promotional points redeemable for reduced brokerage and transaction fees.

Brokerage

Housing Wire

JULY 1, 2025

Congratulations to this year’s honorees!

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Join Emily Peckham’s FSBO Mastermind Other Facebook groups to explore Here are some other types of Facebook groups you should seek out and explore to meet new clients, uncover hidden properties coming to market in your area, or network within your brokerage or brokerage brand. Many cities have multiple groups.

Agents

Real Estate News

JULY 30, 2025

Skip to Content Agents Brokerages MLS/Assn Tech Industry By the Numbers Consumer Illustration by Lanette Behiry/Adobe Stock Tech AI that replaces ‘human hires’; another brokerage deal for Canva Luxury Presence unveils “autonomous AI marketing team” for agents. The product, available Aug.

Brokerage

Housing Wire

JANUARY 27, 2025

Together, these obstacles are forcing agents and brokerages to hit the sidelines and plan against seemingly insurmountable odds like facing Brady and the Patriots in the Superbowl. To do so, develop strategies and programs that cater to buyers and sellers at every stage. It may not be easy, but nothing worthwhile is.

Technology

Real Estate News

JUNE 18, 2025

Skip to Content Agents Brokerages MLS/Assn Tech Industry By the Numbers Consumer Illustration by Lanette Behiry/Real Estate News Industry People on the Move: HomeServices taps brokerage leader for VP role Long Realty CEO Renee Gonzales has been named vice president of Core Services Integrations at HomeServices.

Brokerage

Real Estate News

JULY 12, 2025

Skip to Content Agents Brokerages MLS/Assn Tech Industry By the Numbers Consumer Illustration by Lanette Behiry/Adobe Stock Brokerages SERHANT. Real Estate News Staff July 12, 2025 8 mins Editor's note: The brokerage business is a busy one, with frequent moves, mergers and milestones.

Brokerage

Real Estate News

JUNE 20, 2025

Skip to Content Agents Brokerages MLS/Assn Tech Industry By the Numbers Consumer Illustration by Lanette Behiry/Adobe Stock Tech Tech Bytes: 10 years of Rechat; new home search site launches Rechat introduces a new Digital Ads feature; Lone Wolf and Follow Up Boss team up; MLS United partners with CubiCasa; brokerdata.com launches.

MLS

Housing Wire

JULY 17, 2025

Zillow filed its response and related declarations from company executives, including Chief Industry Development Officer Errol Samuelson, CEO Jeremy Wacksman and CFO Jeremy Hoffman, on Thursday, the day before the deadline to file a response.

Brokerage

Housing Wire

JUNE 16, 2025

Reffkin followed up last week’s LinkedIn post claiming that Zillow no longer displays all MLS listings to prospective homebuyers, with two more posts. Now, Zillow research claims homeowners lose money if they don’t use the MLS,” Reffkin wrote. “Now, When Zillow was making money buying homes off the MLS, it supported off-MLS sales.

MLS

Real Estate News

JULY 26, 2025

Skip to Content Agents Brokerages MLS/Assn Tech Industry By the Numbers Consumer Illustration by Lanette Behiry/Adobe Stock Brokerages Century 21 gains 2 affiliates; eXp lands in Japan Kansas and Maryland indies align with C21; eXp enters its fourth global market this year; Douglas Elliman launches mortgage division; more.

Land

Real Estate News

JUNE 14, 2025

Real Estate News Staff June 14, 2025 7 mins Editor's note: The brokerage business is a busy one, with frequent moves, mergers and milestones. Here we highlight some of the latest activity among brokerages across the U.S. Over the years, she climbed the ranks from agent to associate broker to brokerage owner.

Brokerage

Housing Wire

JUNE 2, 2025

Collov AI leverages proprietary model training to develop its AI agent , enabling it to understand architectural context, interior design principles, and staging best practices tailored specifically for real estate applications. It does not modify photos in ways that distort room dimensions or alter permanent fixtures.

Agents

Real Estate News

JUNE 13, 2025

Skip to Content Agents Brokerages MLS/Assn Tech Industry By the Numbers Consumer Shutterstock Industry Startup aims to bring assumable mortgages to the masses Could a new market emerge around homebuyers taking over a seller’s existing low interest rate loan? One proptech veteran thinks so.

Mortgages

Real Estate News

JULY 5, 2025

Skip to Content Agents Brokerages MLS/Assn Tech Industry By the Numbers Consumer Illustration by Lanette Behiry/Adobe Stock Brokerages New teams at Real, C21; veteran agent joins Engel & Völkers C21 expands in North Carolina while Real picks up a 30-agent team in Texas; meanwhile, E&V and Coldwell Banker Warburg add new agents.

Agents

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

31, 2023, and has since reshaped the business practices for real estate brokerages and agents across the country. But the New Hampshire Association of Realtors and Prime MLS had already introduced the changes, including mandatory buyer representation agreements and no offers of cooperative compensation on the MLS, about three weeks prior.

Purchase and sale agreement

Housing Wire

MAY 21, 2025

Interview multiple brokerages I cant tell you how many times Ive heard an agent say they joined a specific brokerage because they had a friend who worked there. Do your due diligence and meet with several brokerages in your area – large and small, franchise and independent. Each day, log into MLS and see whats new.

Agents

Housing Wire

JUNE 9, 2025

” How to make ChatGPT write like you (or a billion-dollar luxury brokerage) ChatGPT can now convincingly emulate anyone’s writing style. This could be: A high-performing email you’ve already written An example email from another agent or brokerage Upload it or paste it into ChatGPT as a style guide.

Branding

Housing Wire

JULY 30, 2025

The company said the tool is built on a proprietary system called PresenceAI, which uses real-time MLS data and behavioral insights from over 60 million annual website visitors. It aims to reduce the need for agents to manage their own marketing or hire external staff. Mastering every part of the job to sell homes is an immense challenge.

Agents

Housing Wire

JULY 18, 2025

The company says the new seller-side platform was developed in response to national data showing that many sellers underestimate the time and effort involved in listing a home. Agents now have one centralized place to log and share all the activity — marketing, offers, updates — keeping clients informed and confident every step of the way.”

Agents

Real Estate News

JULY 22, 2025

Skip to Content Agents Brokerages MLS/Assn Tech Industry By the Numbers Consumer Illustration by Lanette Behiry/Real Estate News By the Numbers Lot sales spike after LA fires amid rebuilding challenges California’s January wildfires ravaged Altadena and the Pacific Palisades, but optimism is helping the communities maintain their spirit.

Sales

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

REsides , which bills itself as an online, “borderless” MLS announced Thursday that it’s partnering with startup proptech platform Rayse. Rayse has served more than 200 brokerages, including NextHome another company owned by James Dwiggins.

MLS

RIS Media

JUNE 16, 2025

Editor’s note: The COURT REPORT is RISMedia’s weekly look at current and upcoming lawsuits, investigations and other legal developments around real estate. Preliminary approval for MLS PIN case Following multiple revisions, extensions and now-removed objections from the Department of Justice (DOJ), U.S.

MLS

Housing Wire

MARCH 24, 2025

Online appearance: Double-check that the listing is accurate and optimized in the MLS. Further demonstrating his leadership capabilities, Sean became a Black Belt Team Leader at Keller Williams, where he played a pivotal role in guiding and developing top-performing teams.

Staging

Real Estate News

JUNE 18, 2025

"We believe that the current stance of monetary policy leaves us well positioned to respond in a timely way to potential economic developments." What to watch: Agents, homebuyers and sellers should monitor inflation and labor market shifts over the summer, according to Lisa Sturtevant, chief economist at Bright MLS.

MLS

Housing Wire

DECEMBER 6, 2024

We’ll also share best practices for developing and sending real estate newsletters and recommend some essential tools to make your email marketing stand out. Or omit the MLS link and tease out the listing with stats and photos in your newsletter, and invite your audience to contact you directly for more information. Lets dive in!

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