Compass has announced a new Broker-to-Broker Cooperation Policy in order to “support cooperation.” The new Broker-to-Broker Cooperation Policy requires all agents of the brokerage to cooperate with other brokers and agents—including listings earmarked as Private Exclusives or Coming Soons—unless otherwise instructed by the client in writing, the brokerage stated. The policy—which is now added to…
As Open Real Estate makes headlines around the future of listing flow and control, Compass CEO Robert Reffkin addressed the initiative in the company’s third quarter earnings call, saying Compass “welcome(s) this change.” Reffkin said that Open Real Estate’s plan “actually validates” Compass’s messaging over recent years, and he is “excited to see the four…
Bright MLS and Ocusell have announced that their live integration is officially operational, eliminating one of the real estate industry’s longest-standing headaches of duplicate data entry into multiple MLSs. According to a release, brokers and agents operating across the Mid-Atlantic can now create and edit listings once in Ocusell and push compliance-checked data directly into…
REMAX Advantage, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Florida Properties Group and ENRG Realty have joined the now growing list of real estate companies signing on to HouseCanary’s Google Listing Program. Under the agreements, active listings from the more than 1,000 agents at these brokerages are now available for display in Google mobile search in live markets. The…
New York-based OneKey MLS joined California Regional Multiple Listing Service (CRMLS) as a plaintiff in its federal lawsuit against Compass Tuesday, with the MLSs filing an amended complaint in Manhattan federal court asking a federal judge to declare their “clear cooperation” rules lawful. The complaint escalates the MLSs’ legal fight with Compass, the nation’s largest…
Florida-based independent The Keyes Company and Illustrated Properties Real Estate have joined HouseCanary’s Google Listings Program, according to a LinkedIn post from the platform. Listings from the combined companies’ more than 4,000 agents will now be eligible to appear in Google mobile search results. “HouseCanary believes the more consumers who have access to more listings,…
Iron Valley Real Estate has signed the Open Real Estate letter of support, which the brokerage stated affirms its commitment to a housing marketplace built on transparency, cooperation and broader access to listing information. Iron Valley said in a release that its position surrounding the arguments of private listings and housing information is clear: “decisions…
Above, John Featherston, left, and Chris Rediger In a wide-ranging one-on-one discussion at RISMedia’s 2026 CEO & Leadership Exchange in Washington, D.C., Chris Rediger, CEO of housing data firm HouseCanary, told RISMedia Founder and CEO John Featherston how his company’s partnership with Google will impact real estate, as well as lowering the temperature on the…
Only a few months after making headlines across both trade and mainstream media for a Google partnership described as potentially transformative for real estate, housing data firm HouseCanary filed Chapter 11 on September 22, as the company seemingly navigates a messy decades-long court fight. In a hearing on September 24 in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for…
Zillow® and Realtor.com® have announced that Preview℠ listings are now live on both sites. No special login or brokerage relationship required, the same early access is available for every buyer on both platforms starting today. The collaboration was originally announced in May, set to bring pre-market homes to buyers across the two of the most-visited…
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