by | Aug 18, 2026 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Premier |
The plaintiffs who filed a recently dismissed lawsuit against Zillow over alleged steering to the portal’s mortgage services are looking to reopen the class action with an amended complaint, filed yesterday. The suit—originally filed back in November 2025 and later...
by | Aug 17, 2026 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Premier |
Real estate’s Multiple Listing Service (MLS) was built on a century of shared data and mutual trust among brokers. Now, a panel of industry executives says that trust between agents and consumers is fraying as more properties get pulled into private listing networks....
by | Aug 14, 2026 | Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Premier |
In the wake of elevated mortgage rates and rising year-over-year inflation, homesellers are doing their best to stimulate buyer behavior and get their listings off the market. According to a recent report by Bright MLS Chief Economist Lisa Sturtevant, about 40.1% of...
by Beth McGuire | Aug 13, 2026 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Premier |
As the war over private listings intensifies, Zillow and Compass (among others) are using dueling data reports and starkly different methodologies to make their respective cases in the courtroom—and in the court of public opinion. On July 24, Compass reported that...
by | Aug 12, 2026 | Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Premier |
As we slip into the second half of 2026, major homebuilders are looking past this challenging year and making their predictions for the future in a so-far very unpredictable market. Three major homebuilders—D.R. Horton, Lennar Corp and PulteGroup—ended their earnings...
by | Aug 11, 2026 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Premier |
The private listing debate quickly got messy within the industry. Real estate rivals suddenly couldn’t agree even on the definition of “private,” and the disputes have often become technical and insular—seller choice versus transparency, monopolies and...