Housing Wire

JULY 24, 2025

Through the merger, the associations say they will be able to create a stronger advocacy arm and expand their professional development efforts. Real estate professionals across the country are advocating for local association and MLS consolidation in areas where it makes sense. Our DFW real estate professionals deserve no less.”

MLS

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.

MLS

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

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.

MLS

Housing Wire

JULY 7, 2025

Yet another MLS will not be implementing delayed marketing exempt listings. NAR created MLOS and delayed marketing listings — which are listings entered into the MLS but withheld from IDX feeds and syndication for a given period of time — due to pushback over its Clear Cooperation Policy (CCP).

MLS

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 Outdated rule Stellar MLS in Florida is one organization that recently abandoned the policy.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

JANUARY 27, 2025

Census Bureau and Department of Housing and Urban Development shows new-home sales registering at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 698,000, good for a 6.7% New home sales continue to be a bright spot in a dismal housing market. The December report from the U.S. rise year over year and 3.6% higher than November.

Sales

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 26, 2024

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) shows new-home sales in October clocking in at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 610,000 — a 17.3% After a year of strong results, sales of newly built homes took a major step back last month. Data released Tuesday by the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. decline year over year.

Sales

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

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

MAY 29, 2025

The artificial intelligence -powered tool builds on DirectOffers existing DO AudioTours platform, which generates multilingual, audio-visual real estate tours from MLS data. DirectOffer said there are no additional development or maintenance fees for MLSs with OLIVIA AI available as an optional add-on.

MLS

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. million, but you still list it on the MLS for $1.7 HousingWire consulted legal and consumer advocacy experts to find out.

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. It is a very different situation. Zillow is acting as a referral company.” More to come?

MLS

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Traditional MLS data excels at structured information like price ranges, bedroom counts and square footage. One may also develop community guides highlighting suitable neighborhoods for extended families. More recently though, neither search generates an AI overview. Content clusters are a great opportunity to build topical authority.

MLS

Housing Wire

MARCH 3, 2025

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Finance

Housing Wire

JULY 21, 2025

It’s available in both English and Spanish and was developed by Lundy Inc. Platform features were developed in partnership with Able Environments , which also created the Accessibility Real Estate Specialist training program.

Development

Housing Wire

APRIL 10, 2025

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. Most recently Reffkin has been engaged in a battle with Washington State-based Northwest MLS (NWMLS).

Marketing

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Similar to the HousingWire TECH100, which celebrates the most innovative companies in mortgage and real estate tech, Tech Trendsetters highlights the individuals who are developing cutting-edge technology and leading innovation for their clients in these industries. This year, 75 honorees were selected. Take a look at the full list below.

Technology

Housing Wire

JULY 30, 2025

The Q2 2025 Agent Migration and Brokerage Model Performance Report — released Wednesday — draws on verified data from more than 100,000 agents across four major MLS regions. Online development and training is great, but many agents miss and crave personal connection. What’s attractive to the total addressable market in your area?”

Agents

Housing Wire

JULY 16, 2025

Step two: Become a local pricing expert Knowing how to price a home properly is one of the most valuable skills you can develop. Make the market your classroom Spend time every day inside your MLS. And like any skill, it’s built over time. Study your farm area.

Agents

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

JANUARY 27, 2025

Additionally, with cooperative compensation removed from MLS systems, alongside the new requirement for buyer-agency agreements, agents must speak up and share their value clearly and confidently. 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

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

RIS Media

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

UCO—a subsidiary of Stellar MLS—has entered into a landmark agreement with the National Association of REALTORS® India as an advisor to successfully launch an MLS across India.

MLS

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

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. It also integrates with the Real Design Center , using MLS data to generate branded content (including “Just Sold” posts and listing announcements) delivered at the right time.

Brokerage

Housing Wire

JULY 21, 2025

The company said it recently increased its coverage of MLS listings to 98.5% ” Teerlink said that his and Jones’s industry experiences are what drove the development of ChatMMI. The tool allows MMI users to skip dashboards and spreadsheets to directly ask questions via a chat function. of all counties in the U.S.

Loan Officer

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

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

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

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. “ In last year’s TECH100 [submission], we mentioned the launch of List with Opendoor, which empowers homeowners to sell on their terms.

Technology

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

Toronto Realty Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Case in point: some of these guys had never heard of the “occupancy period” that exists in the world of new condominium development. In order to build a condominium in Ontario, the developer will pre-sell units, that don’t yet exist, and when a certain threshold is met (ie. And to be fair, why should they have?

Development

Housing Wire

JULY 1, 2025

Cooper Eva Tapia Senior Vice President, Auction, ServiceLink ServiceLink Felicia Grumet Chief Financial Officer Newrez Isis Bravo Chief Operating Officer HOME, Hispanic Organization of Mortgage Experts Jamie Pandolfo President Flat Branch Home Loans Janet Newton Senior Vice President, Division Operations First American Title Insurance Company Janine (..)

Title

Housing Wire

MAY 19, 2025

I showed it to a friend who does some development, and he didn’t see the vision. You can also scour MLS listings to look for poorly marketed homes with vibe flipping potential, or work your sphere to drum up pocket listings or off-market homes. It would make an ideal candidate for my first flip.

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