Anonymous Leak Exposes Compass’s Private Listings & NAR Joins Buy-Side Commission Lawsuit

On today’s Knowledge Brokers Podcast, Byron Lazine, Tom Toole, and Lisa Chinatti discuss insights on Compass private listings from an anonymous source, NAR opting into a $52.25M buy-side commission settlement, and the White House report alleging a 10-million-unit U.S. housing shortage.

⏰ Timestamps

00:00–00:39 – Intro

01:07 Topic 1: Private Listings

02:08 Instructions from Compass to their Agents: Don’t put the address to prevent being banned by Zillow

05:01 James Dwiggins Facebook Post (“Banned by Zillow”)

12:38 Tom Ferry Instagram Post

15:56 Topic 2: Compass’s Growing Market Share and Double-Ended Deals Examined in New Report

17:43 BAM Article: Compass Now Controls 30–40% of Sales in Key Markets Chart

32:45 Topic 3: NAR Opts in to $52.25M Settlement in Buy-Side Commission Lawsuit

33:54 Statement from NAR CEO Nykia Wright

44:11 Topic 4: US Housing Shortage of 10 million homes