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

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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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. Use a service. Consider signing up for one.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 1, 2024

REcore , a software-as-a-service and data licensing solutions provider for multiple listing services (MLSs), has announced the launch of its new MLS Buyer Registry tool. According to the announcement, the product is designed to address potential issues regarding buyer and agent compliance with the newly mandated buyer agency agreements.

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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. Its literally designed to protect sellers and buyers!

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Housing Wire

JULY 22, 2024

VestaPlus , a software development firm known for its MLS solutions geared to real estate agents, has entered into a strategic partnership with California -based San Diego MLS. The flexibility in working with VestaPlus is in line with what you would expect from a peer MLS,” Klein said.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Leo CoPilot can help agents generate automated marketing materials by leveraging data from an MLS. The final product Real unveiled at RISE is Real Wallet , a financial platform designed to help agents control and manage their finances. It automatically scans documents for errors before they are submitted to the broker.

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Housing Wire

MAY 20, 2024

Rental software provider RentSpree announced on Monday a new partnership with UtahRealEstate.com (URE), a multiple listing service (MLS) serving approximately 20,000 real estate professionals across Utah. Lastly, RentSpree scored another partnership with the Houston Association of Realtors (HAR), the second-largest MLS in Texas.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 30, 2024

They discuss the utility of artificial intelligence (AI) for the real estate industry, as well as JPARs solutions designed to enhance agent and brokerage performance. Rather than going in and searching the MLS yourself, and having to pull out those names and then email clients, you can actually automate that process and use AI.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 13, 2025

Unlock MLS, Omni MLS partner on international property access Unlock MLS has partnered with Latin America’s Omni MLS to integrate international listings from 17 countries into its system, expanding to 21 soon. Experts say inclusive development is critical as AI reshapes industries like health care and financial services.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 31, 2025

Recently, some brokerage firms have advocated for MLS rules that facilitate hiding property listings from consumers and lobbied the real estate industry to accommodate those exclusionary practices, he stated. Northwest MLS has declined to adopt those misguided, exclusionary rules.

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Housing Wire

JULY 2, 2024

The Arizona Regional Multiple Listing Service (ARMLS) announced a partnership with Lone Wolf Technologies that will give ARMLS subscribers access to a tool designed to give agents information to guide their clients through an uncertain market. ” This isn’t Lone Wolf’s first partnership with an MLS this year. .

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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.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 30, 2024

The Northern Nevada Regional MLS (NNRMLS) is teaming up with Lone Wolf Technologies to launch the HomeSpotter app, the companies announced on Tuesday. The 4,000 members of NNRMLS now have access to their own branded mobile MLS home search app, HomeSpotter, powered by Lone Wolf.

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Housing Wire

MAY 29, 2025

The company announced the launch on Thursday, explaining that the tool is designed to make listings more interactive and accessible. The artificial intelligence -powered tool builds on DirectOffers existing DO AudioTours platform, which generates multilingual, audio-visual real estate tours from MLS data.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 18, 2025

Compass goes on to say that it’s standing by its past statements that your MLS is not giving adequate homeowner choice and that your MLS is subject to litigation risk. At Bright MLS , Compass said agents are allowed to market office-exclusive listings on the MLS.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 28, 2024

Despite lacking final court approval — and while facing vocal disapproval from the Department of Justice — MLS Property Information Network has decided to move forward in implementing some of the changes outlined in its settlement agreement for the Nosalek commission lawsuit. MLS PIN did not specify when these changes would be put in place.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 25, 2025

District Court in Seattle against Northwest MLS (NWMLS) over NWMLSs Clear Cooperation Policy (CCP) on Friday. NWMLS is a broker-owned MLS, rather than owned by the Realtor association, meaning that it is not subject to the National Association of Realtors (NAR) rules.

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Housing Wire

MAY 14, 2025

However, Compass itself acknowledges in their disclosure that limiting exposure by not listing on the MLS can reduce the number of showings, offers, and the final sale price. Many also point to the fact that private listings essentially lock out lower-income buyers who rely on open MLS access. The result?

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Housing Wire

MARCH 13, 2025

The platform is designed to help agents and clients effectively manage and distribute their exclusive listings. The RealScout Exclusives platform is designed to stand out from similar options through home search technology that continuously analyzes buyer behavior in real time, the company explained in its announcement.

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Housing Wire

JULY 21, 2023

The nation’s second largest multiple listing service , Bright MLS , will begin allowing listing agents to put in a blanket offer of compensation for buyer brokers of zero dollars or more, starting on August 9. While Bright MLS, which serves clients in Delaware, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, New Jersey, Washington, D.C.,

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Housing Wire

MAY 19, 2025

They find aesthetically challenged homes in coveted LA neighborhoods, crunch the numbers, hire interior designers to renovate them so they look good on Instagram and then list and sell them for a tidy profit. Sounds too good to be true, right? Claire and Sam OConnor are living your HGTV-inspired rockstar Realtor dream life. How much value?

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Two months prior to that, Zillow began moving homes not listed on the MLS out of initial user search results and onto a second tab. This adhered to an optional NAR rule , which prevents those who choose to adopt it from commingling MLS listings with non-MLS listings. In May 2022, REX ceased its brokerage operations.

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Housing Wire

MAY 1, 2025

Kamin said agents have found a straightforward path for sharing offers of buyer broker compensation beyond the MLS , since that is banned by the terms of the settlement. The settlement was designed to take away these conversations that agents were having about commissions. I call it the great real estate workaround, Kamin said.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2024

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Housing Wire

MARCH 12, 2025

Adopted in May 2020, CCP requires brokers to list properties on a multiple listing service (MLS) within one business day of signing a listing agreement. CCP provisions are designed to prevent so-called pocket listings , or properties that are listed off market and not advertised to the general public.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

The essence of our industrys defense of modern MLS infrastructure rests upon a fragile foundation that says, “Its not perfect, but its the best we can do.” If we were to start fresh, no competent businessperson would design an MLS system like this. Technology still isn’t the NARs strong suit.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 22, 2025

The policy was a response to a proliferation of pocket listings and a rapid decline in housing inventory on the MLS, despite a large number of transactions still occurring. The CCP requires listing brokers to share a listing to the MLS within 24 hours of publicly marketing the property. People just started holding back inventory.

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RIS Media

JANUARY 28, 2025

Canopy MLS has announced its plans to implement Ardi, an AI-powered assistant designed to provide subscribers with quick and easy access to critical information anytime, anywhere. Were excited to bring Ardi to Canopy MLS to better support our subscribers. This AI will streamline support, save time and improve overall efficiency.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2025

In the past two years, home sellers who avoided the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) left over $1 billion on the table. According to new research from Zillow , choosing a private listing network over the MLS meant the typical seller pocketed $4,975 less than they could have. nationwide. nationwide.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 2, 2025

California Regional MLS (CRMLS) has partnered with proptech company RealReports to provide artificial intelligence (AI) -powered property reports to its users. The platform features an AI assistant, Aiden, designed to answer property-related questions, analyze documents and generate insights for agents and clients.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

This includes — but is not limited to — posting to the MLS, hosting open houses and getting creative with social media. Their responsibilities include listing the property on the MLS, marketing the property and negotiating offers with potential buyers. Also top of the list, agents are marketers. We’ve outlined the main types below.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 26, 2024

It devolved into a battle about historic facts, old-school MLS listing books, pronunciation corrections and even references to the kid-friendly restaurant chain Chuck E. Your system of getting competitors together to found and enforce rules that are designed to stabilize prices is wrong,” he said. “It It is against the law.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Some real estate brokers have found their path blocked as they try to navigate the membership agreements mandated by NAR and their local Realtor associations to gain access to MLS listings. When I tried to speak up about it, I faced pushback and retaliation, which only confirmed that the system isnt designed to support people like me.

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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. Thats why Collov AIs Visual Agent is designed to be as simple as taking a photo. from Stanford.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Sellers can work with a local Opendoor partner agent to list their home on the MLS, while also having Opendoor’s cash offer as a backstop they can accept any time within 30 days. When designed thoughtfully, tech doesn’t create bumpy dirt trails; it builds highways with bridges and connectors. Our approach is simple but powerful.

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Housing Wire

MAY 22, 2025

The companys platform integrates customer relationship management, marketing, transaction management and AI tools into a single system designed to help brokerages increase agent efficiency and streamline operations. Its the industrys first true Super App, combining MLS data, CRM, marketing, and AI in a mobile-first platform.

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