Zillow Sues MRED and Compass, Compass & Bright MLS Partner Up, & Trump Calls Out Agents

On today’s episode of the Knowledge Brokers Podcast, Byron Lazine, Tom Toole and Lisa Chinatti discuss the Zillow lawsuit against MRED and Compass and what it means for the future of listing data as Zillow claims “digital redlining” in a heated LinkedIn debate.

They wrap up with a discussion on the Truth Social post by President Trump criticizing real estate agents who aren’t homeowners.

⏰ Timestamps:

00:00–00:51 Intro

03:55 – Topic 1: Zillow filed lawsuit against MRED

07:45 MLS is held captive by major companies

10:02 LinkedIn post of Errol Samuelson explaining the lawsuit

13:27 How much time do MLSs have left?

20:05 – Topic 2: CPI Data: 3.8%. The highest since May 2023

37:49 Lindsey Skye DellaSala Post on agent interference with buyer contracts

48:42 Pres. Donald Trump Post on Truth Social