CoStar filed an amicus brief in support of Compass and MRED MLS, saying the portal’s pre-marketing program undercuts any criticism it has of private listing networks. from Inman https://ift.tt/hueBCM6 Continue reading CoStar calls Zillow hypocritical in briefing defending MRED, Compass

Google is expanding its HouseCanary-powered home-listing ads nationwide, bringing more home listings into mobile search results. from Inman https://ift.tt/qMGlNKQ Continue reading Google’s listing ads are going national. Is real estate ready?

The form asks sellers to represent that a property has not been publicly or privately marketed during a defined pre-listing period. from Inman https://ift.tt/950jX3l Continue reading Windermere unveils addendum for pre-marketing transparency

Luxury Presence is serving 100,000-plus agents. CEO Malte Kramer breaks down the go-to-market bet that made it happen. from Inman https://ift.tt/mFAn8PB Continue reading Luxury Presence just hit $100M ARR. Here’s what its CEO says comes next

James Dwiggins and Keith Robinson sit down with Washington Realtors CEO Nathan Gorton and 2026 President Ryan Beckett to unpack a new Washington law that will impact the public marketing of private listings. from Inman https://ift.tt/GVYzeAo Continue reading Washington vs. private listings: How one state’s listings landscape is poised for change

Broker Holly Brink shares her story of how filtering every thought through AI eventually made her stop trusting her own instincts. from Inman https://ift.tt/wja30ux Continue reading Video killed the radio star. AI killed my confidence

That ringing you hear could be opportunity calling, Carl Medford writes, but if you choose not to answer your phone, you will never know. from Inman https://ift.tt/sPyw5vE Continue reading Your phone is the most important tool in your toolbox

Wendy Forsythe has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer at eXp Realty, the cloud-based brokerage announced this week. from Inman https://ift.tt/8vhdaIm Continue reading EXp promotes marketing chief Wendy Forsythe to COO

The agents winning on video right now aren’t the ones with the best gear, Maris Callahan Messervey writes. They’re the ones who started before they felt ready and got better as they went. from Inman https://ift.tt/9UJeOxR Continue reading Short-form videos that engage clients in 30 seconds (or less)

Compass didn’t create off-market selling, Compass International Holdings Chief Economist Mike Simonsen writes. It created the first innovative, structured alternative to something the industry was already doing. from Inman https://ift.tt/Ia3HSN1 Continue reading Compass chief economist: The off-MLS marketing debate is ignoring 1.4M listings