Hot Take: MLS Local Autonomy = Rollup
MLS & Associations

Hot Take: MLS Local Autonomy = Rollup

Everybody wants to be a gangster until it's time to do gangster $#!7

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Regarding Legislations on Private Listings
Clear Cooperation Policy

Regarding Legislations on Private Listings

Wisconsin, and now Washington... do these laws prohibit private listings?

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Reading Tea Leaves
Zillow

Reading Tea Leaves

The first two weeks of January brought us all kinds of omens and portents

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[GUEST] TAN’s Win Exposes the Fatal Weakness in Clear Cooperation
Clear Cooperation Policy

[GUEST] TAN’s Win Exposes the Fatal Weakness in Clear Cooperation

Guest post from Greg Hague, broker and attorney

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A Closer Look at the Monestier Reply Brief in the 8th Circuit
Brokerage Issues

A Closer Look at the Monestier Reply Brief in the 8th Circuit

Let's get into one of the biggest potential bombshells of 2026

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Seven Predictions for 2026: The 80s New Wave Edition
housing policy

Seven Predictions for 2026: The 80s New Wave Edition

I just can't get enough of the killing moon lighting these pictures of you, because how soon is now?

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What is the DOJ Up To?
Brokerage Issues

What is the DOJ Up To?

The Statement of Interest in the Davis v. Hanna Holdings case is a very curious signal

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The Seven Most Interesting People in Real Estate, 2025
CoStar

The Seven Most Interesting People in Real Estate, 2025

The annual tradition returns

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Corruption in Organized Real Estate
Strategery and Stuff

Corruption in Organized Real Estate

The EPCAR story should be the wakeup call the industry needs

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[GUEST] Referral Fees Are Having a Moment: Try Not to Sabotage It Online
Brokerage Issues

[GUEST] Referral Fees Are Having a Moment: Try Not to Sabotage It Online

[This guest post from Summer Goralik has been very lightly edited for formatting and some typos.] An agent, a consumer,

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NAR Accepts Its Irrelevance, Counters with Platitudes
MLS & Associations

NAR Accepts Its Irrelevance, Counters with Platitudes

An increasingly irrelevant organization issues an empty "strategic plan"

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SFAR's Latest Study Argues Against Prohibiting Private Listings
Clear Cooperation Policy

SFAR's Latest Study Argues Against Prohibiting Private Listings

The free market works, and rewards adaptation over compulsion

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