Housing Wire

JULY 23, 2025

The platform, designed to improve transparency in real estate transactions, is now available through agents’ realMLS dashboards and at rayse.com/realmls. Rayse helps them demonstrate that effort in a way that builds trust and reinforces their value — something our MLS customers need now more than ever.”

MLS

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. Use a service. Consider signing up for one.

Agents

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.

MLS

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.

MLS

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.

Agents

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Realoq offers a customized MLS platform that allows unique branding and direct access to consumers. ” The 360-degree solution features a slew of benefits designed to make users more efficient. They can create “branded portals” uniquely designed to connect with consumers and establish brand familiarity.

Branding

Housing Wire

MARCH 18, 2025

REX believes the panels opinion is based on the absence of evidence of concerted action, and the conclusion that Zillow independently re-designed its website. Two months before that, Zillow began moving homes not listed on the MLS out of initial user search results and onto a second tab. Supreme Court and the Ninth Circuit.

MLS

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.

Technology

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.

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

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.

Staging

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!

MLS

Housing Wire

JULY 17, 2025

It often involves coordinating with stagers, hiring photographers, waiting on edited media, producing videos, drafting descriptions, designing flyers, and uploading everything to the MLS. Despite this, the pre-listing process for most agents remains inefficient. Each step introduces friction.

Marketing

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.

Industrial

Housing Wire

JULY 18, 2025

REX’s legal saga began in March 2021 , two months after Zillow began moving homes not listed on the MLS out of initial user search results and onto a second tab, in adherence with NAR’s optional no-commingling rule. This precipitated the two-tab design for MLS listings and “other listings.”

MLS

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.

Brokerage

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?

Marketing

Housing Wire

JUNE 26, 2025

Services are designed to provide sellers with flexible options and more control over the listing process while lowering or eliminating traditional real estate commissions. “In A 3% listing fee often doesn’t reflect the actual effort involved. HouseSavings.com gives sellers more control, transparency, and value.”

MLS

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.

MLS

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.

MLS

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.

MLS

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.

MLS

Housing Wire

JULY 2, 2025

Northwest MLS (NWMLS) is asking a U.S. NWMLS is not Realtor-affiliated, so it does not have to follow MLS policies set forth by the National Association of Realtors (NAR), whose Clear Cooperation Policy (CCP) for listings does allow for office exclusives. If NWMLS’s motion to dismiss is not granted, Judge Jamal N.

MLS

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.

Purchase and sale agreement

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.

MLS

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.

Brokerage

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?

Closing

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.

MLS

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.

Brokerage

Inman

JULY 15, 2025

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Industrial

Housing Wire

AUGUST 1, 2025

Suzanne Rothman, who served as the designated broker KMS Realty, will serve as the managing broker of United Real Estate Specialist. She is also the immediate past president of the MLS of Southern Arizona (MLSSA) and a current board member.

MLS

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

Agents

BAM Media

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.

MLS

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.

Agents

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.

Technology

Housing Wire

JULY 30, 2025

Luxury Presence has unveiled a new artificial intelligence (AI) tool designed to automate digital marketing for real estate agents. 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.

Agents

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

A well-written property description also allows you to highlight aspects of the home that would not otherwise be readily available via MLS, such as a newly renovated kitchen or a brand-new septic system. Its your chance to emotionally connect with the buyers and create the desire for them to come see the home in person.

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