A new Connecticut law is drawing fresh attention to the national fight over private real estate listings, but the statute stops short of banning sellers from keeping a home off the public market. Public Act 26-23, which took effect Oct. 1, establishes a public-access...
Compass is asking multiple listing services to stop distributing its listing and agent information to third-party technology vendors when the data is used to help competing brokerages recruit agents, opening another front in the industry’s debate over who...
Compass has redesigned its consumer website around a blunt promise to home shoppers: “See It First.”The brokerage’s homepage now leads with the message that consumers can “find more homes before they’re listed on other real estate sites,” placing early-access...
A federal judge has denied Zillow’s bid for a preliminary injunction in its antitrust fight with Midwest Real Estate Data, a ruling that ends the temporary court protection that had kept Zillow connected to the Chicago-area multiple listing service while the dispute...
Compass is formalizing its international ambitions without turning itself into a global brokerage. The company on Sept. 14 launched the Compass Global Division, an internal network designed to connect U.S.-based clients with vetted real estate professionals for...