Today, a listing is no longer simply a property record. It is the industry’s most valuable business asset. Whoever controls the listing controls consumer relationships, lead generation, advertising opportunities, artificial intelligence training data, and billions of dollars in downstream services
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This requires a fundamental shift in how we think about professional value. It’s no longer about what you know that others don’t—it’s about how effectively you can apply that knowledge to serve others.
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.
Real estate isn’t a game, but it is a profession grounded in credibility and a belief in fairness. And right now, the Department of Justice is making one thing clear—competition in the industry isn’t just a value; it’s a legal imperative. Whether through antitrust litigation, scrutiny of cooperative compensation, or the push for open access to listing data, the message is the same: if consumers don’t have real choices, the system isn’t working.
The Compass v. NWMLS lawsuit is a pivotal moment in the real estate industry’s evolution, pitting a self-proclaimed disruptor against a powerful, broker-owned MLS. Compass’s allegations of monopoly power, anti-competitive rules, suppressed innovation, and consumer harm strike at the heart of how real estate markets operate.
Anxiety around such change is not new. In 1589, Queen Elizabeth of England refused to grant the inventor of the mechanical knitting machine a patent out of fear that it would put knitters out of work.
It is not often that we get the insider info on the powers behind the rise and deployment of technology in the real estate industry. One of those powers is Bill Fowler.
When in comes to financing, Jo Garner, mortgage expert, podcaster, author and radio personality has solutions! In this segment, Jo addresses the many challenges single
When it comes to information, Tami Bonnell, CEO of Exit Realty will tell you she is an information “junkie”. As a woman in the C
UNDER ALL IS THE DATA | PART 8 OF 8 Reciprocity With Nothing to Take Private networks and paper brokers are mirror images of
Phoenix REALTORS® stated that it has eliminated its “MLS Choice” membership option but will continue to offer non-REALTORS® access to ARMLS as it has done since 1996. In addition, Phoenix REALTORS® will provide certain products and services to non-REALTOR® licensees who purchase non-member MLS Access.
MLS Listing Data… I was actively involved in the national real estate data conversations when IDX and VOW entered our real estate lexicon. IDX and
