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Play video: Andrew Flachner on Zillow, Compass and Listing Transparency | Blueprint 202613:12
Inman Blueprint 2026 session with Andrew Flachner on Zillow, Compass and listing transparency.
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OneKey MLS becomes the eighth MLS to ask a court to shield it from Compass's threatened antitrust claims, joining the case California Regional MLS filed earlier this month. The New York MLS says the brokerage's threats go back as far as March.
New York's OneKey MLS signed on as a co-plaintiff in CRMLS's federal case against Compass, and the two MLSs filed an amended complaint in Manhattan federal court asking a judge to declare their clear cooperation rules lawful. OneKey points to months of emailed litigation threats from Compass leadership as the reason it joined.
Executives behind Open Real Estate said the venture has a capital commitment, a launch timeline and rules on private listings, and said they intend to complete the project.
RealScout will integrate eXp Realty's pre-market coming-soon listings into its agent-client platform later this year, extending exposure for listings before they hit the open market.
Highlights from RESO's Oct. 19–21 conference in Colorado Springs: hundreds of MLSs still lag on current data standards and certification, and speakers urged the industry to spell out coming-soon listing rules — display, syndication, showings, days on market — in explicit data fields rather than relying on inconsistent status names.
Play video: The ongoing battle between Compass and the MLSs20:42HousingWire video discussion of the ongoing dispute between Compass and multiple listing services.
Play video: Why Everyone Is Coming After Compass2:20The Real Deal video on the challenges Compass faces from multiple directions.
Play video: Thad Wong on portal wars, a national MLS, AI and real estate’s existential moment30:56HousingWire interview with Thad Wong covering competition among real estate portals, the idea of a national MLS, and AI.
Play video: Anthony Lamacchia on the listings battle between Zillow, Compass and MRED18:06HousingWire interview with Anthony Lamacchia about the fight over listings involving Zillow, Compass and MRED, the Chicago-area MLS.
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