Multiple Listing Policy News Today

An attorney for the Sitzer/Burnett homeseller plaintiffs calls the change a "stunning admission of guilt" on the eve of a class-action trial set to start Oct. 16.

Starting Aug. 9, the nation's second-largest MLS will allow listing brokers to offer buyer brokers nothing in compensation, Bright said.

With the stakes higher than ever in Moerhl, the real estate industry is facing significant upheaval in terms of how listing and selling agents are compensated.

After nearly two decades, REcolorado has eliminated NAR's optional no-commingling rule, which is the subject of an antitrust lawsuit.

The certification of the class in Sitzer/Burnett v. NAR is only an initial procedural step and there are serious issues with the plaintiff’s complaint. Still, however, the industry needs to proactively address the underlying issues regarding agent compensation. 

Realogy is urging the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) to rethink one of its multiple listing service (MLS) policies.

Realogy is publicly calling on NAR to kill a requirement that listing brokers offer commissions to buyer brokers in order to submit listings to MLSs.

 publishes every Wednesday. Even though Zillow announced it would be shifting to receiving listings via IDX four months ago, when it implemented that change last Monday, shockwaves rippled throughout the social media space. Zillow’s September 2020 announcement created tremendous buzz in the industry. Headlining that announcement was it would be hiring licensed agents to handle its internal iBuying listings and sales.  If people read beyond the headlines, they would have seen more to th...