Housing Notes: Brokerage private listing networks meet their first real competitor

Originally reported by The Real Deal · Mon, October 26, 2026

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Appraiser and columnist Jonathan Miller writes about Open Real Estate, the data-sharing initiative launched by major brokerages. The column argues it is the first serious competitor to brokerage-run private listing networks.

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