A well capitalized brokerage underwriting a single MLS’s national footprint challenges the geographic MLS model that has organized this industry for a century. Every regional MLS should be discussing what that means for its market, its Participants and Subscribers, and its future.
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It all began around a campfire 29 years ago: 50 real estate leaders came together in a redwood grove in Sonoma County, California, for the first Inman Connect. There was so much to talk about the impact on the real estate industry of this new thing called the commercial internet.
Whatever the resolution, the case is poised to reshape how online real estate platforms compete—and cooperate—in the years ahead.
The goal of this piece isn’t to spotlight what I know, but to illustrate what AI might not (at least not today). Ultimately, it’s the user behind the screen who must think critically before relying on AI for crucial information.
The Compass acquisition of Anywhere could be a “Big Deal” for Associations, MLSs, and other brokerage models.
After more than 15 years of visionary leadership, Merri Jo Cowen, CEO of Stellar MLS, announced she will step down from her role in Q1 2026.
MiM helps people in the early stages of Alzheimer’s (we call them Travelers) stay grounded in their routines, their identity, their dignity. It keeps family members connected—without spying, infantilizing, or shaming.
If as an industry, we took the same time and effort we dedicate to debating Clear Cooperation and instead directed it at influencing lawmakers to solve the genuine problem of housing supply – the communities we serve would be immeasurably better off – and so would we. It is time we shift the conversation – and fix what’s actually broken.
Private marketing probably does help when a home is unusual, expensive, and hard to price, and when the likely buyers are few and reachable through agents. Broad public exposure probably does help when the home is ordinary and there are many possible buyers, because competition is what drives the price up.
Attacking Housing Affordability while addressing sustainability, and social and climate equity is everyone’s responsibility. Foot Traffic Ahead 2023, is a study and report by Smart
We already know sellers tend to price their homes on emotion, not logic. Logic is what we use to bring sellers back to reality. It’s how we remind them that they are entitled to their own opinion, but they are not entitled to their own facts. The vast majority of sellers understand that buyers determine market value.
