On today’s Knowledge Brokers Podcast, Byron Lazine, Tom Toole, and Lisa Chinatti broke down the escalating private listings debate, including new examples from Redfin and Compass’s “coming soon” strategy.
They also covered the Senate’s bipartisan housing bill with an institutional investor ban and rising mortgage rates hitting their highest level of 2026. To close, they shared what’s happening right now in their local markets.
⏰ Timestamps:
01:12 TOPIC: Private Listing Debate
01:21 Redfin video showing Compass “Coming Soon” listings
05:34 Text exchange between the agent and Robert Reffkin
09:22 Lisa sums up the key points from the Redfin video
13:01 “Backlinking is some of the most powerful authority you can give to a website…”
15:08 “This is a win for Compass…but I don’t like it for consumers.”
22:00 The private listings debate and the biggest risk with a rules-free market
23:58 MENTION: Housing bill passes Senate with an institutional investor ban
25:29 Washington (state) bill banning private listings
32:01 Lisa critiques a private exclusive listing video.
37:29 Ryan Serhant predicts the two major real estate firms that will still be around in 2030
40:46 TOPIC: Highest mortgage rate of 2026
46:44 Byron, Tom, and Lisa share what they’re seeing in their own markets.
