In yet another major escalation in its effort to re-shape the foundations of real estate, Compass filed a cascade of state-level ethics complaints Tuesday through 30 Realtor associations, at least 50 MLSs and real estate regulators across 26 states, targeting Zillow and focusing on allegedly misleading property designations on listings. A source with direct knowledge…
The last time Google dipped a toe into real estate search, it walked away. Now, it’s going all in. The search giant announced it was expanding its real estate listings pilot to all 50 states this summer, powered by a partnership with data firm HouseCanary. As more brokerages and MLSs sign on to the initiative…
Mega-franchisor Keller Williams announced today that it has acquired ascendant independent brokerage the Jason Mitchell Group (JMG), in yet another significant brokerage consolidation—this time between two companies with similar business models and priorities. After operating under My Home Group in Arizona, JMG went independent in 2019 and grew swiftly, ranking 36 in the nation in…
A federal judge has denied a joint bid by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and a coalition of states to win early rulings on core questions in their antitrust case against Zillow and Redfin—leaving disputes over how the market is defined and whether the companies’ $100 million deal is illegal to be resolved at trial.…
Bright MLS, covering a huge swath of territory across the Mid-Atlantic coast region, is currently the largest multiple listing service in the country. Being the largest often means that the decisions it makes will set the bar for smaller players—particularly in a time of rapid change and uncertainty. This week, Bright announced significant updates to…
From razor-thin margins to part-time agents, there is good reason for the consolidation currently underway in residential real estate. The question is, will the players left standing be the right ones? As private-equity and Wall Street money extend their tendrils further into the real estate landscape, concerns regarding their intention, integrity and capability to properly…
As housing affordability challenges remain, the square footage of new homes is shrinking as buyers are learning to prioritize. Per findings from the economics team of data platform Zonda Home (published by New Home Source), the average new home is about 2,175 square feet as of December 2025. This is about 125 feet smaller than…
The Consumer Federation of America (CFA) has penned a letter requesting that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) investigate mega-brokerage Compass for its several recent partnerships with MLSs that simultaneously expanded their platforms nationwide, alleging that the deals “raise significant anti-consumer concerns” and potentially “violate fair housing protections.” Specifically, the…
Generation Z (those born roughly between 1997 and 2012) boasts unprecedented representation in the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ+) community. Gallup recently shared that 23% of U.S. adults under 30 years old self-identify as LGBTQ+. What does this mean for so-called “zoomers” home-buying plans, including the 23% that are part of the LGBTQ+…
Home-price growth continues to cool and provide relief to priced-out prospective homebuyers throughout the first half of this year, as the latest S&P Cotality Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index saw an “essentially flat” report in April, as characterized by Nicholas Godec, head of Fixed Income Tradables & Commodities at S&P Dow Jones Indices.…
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