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The Settlement here does not overlap with any of the existing home seller settlements. Rather, this Settlement resolves the legal claims of homebuyers who were not included in the home seller settlement
That explains why brokerages want greater control before MLS entry, why portals insist on broad consumer access, and why MLSs find themselves caught in the middle.
More importantly, brokerages should review their training programs to caution agents regarding what can be said and what should be avoided in advising buyers as to steps in the loan process – in short, what are the RED FLAGS.
Buyers operating within those networks may not see the full picture of a listing or fully appreciate how brokerage structure and strategy influence the context in which the property is presented. Some buyers never even get a seat at the table.
As the CEO of the San Diego MLS, Saul was quick to respond with the fact that MLSs should be looking for alternative ways to showcase the value of the MLS. He explores the concept of flipping the current subscription-based business model and finding opportunities to monetize the data and bring benefits back to the providers of the data.
The one stage of the litigation that we haven’t covered is the DISCOVERY Stage – It’s the fun part where you get to see all the juicy facts that have been conjecture up to this point, but now the facts are presented in detail and made under oath.
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Whatever the resolution, the case is poised to reshape how online real estate platforms compete—and cooperate—in the years ahead.
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.
60 Minutes… Commercial Real Estate Decline could cause thousands of bank failures and dramatic declines in Office Building valuations…and a recession. https://www-cbsnews-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/real-estate-owners-saddled-with-half-empty-offices-as-hybrid-work-continues-60-minutes-transcript/?fbclid=IwAR2IOiEBbppkdS3fmiPDUOiT_Uow753SYZg68vOODTgZgA6ndTqaQ1I53wM
“MLS Router™ has fundamentally changed how we think about MLS data. It’s no longer just about distributing feeds. It’s about governance, transparency, and creating new revenue opportunities in a way that scales. For the first time, we can measure usage, manage licensing, and monetize data through a single operating system.”
The proposals now competing disagree about almost everything except the starting point. The listing database is valuable because working brokers build it, one listing and one represented client at a time. Every proposal on the table is, at bottom, an argument about how to honor that fact
