
Real CEO Tamir Poleg on the REMAX Acquisition: “This is the perfect match.”
Real Brokerage CEO Tamir Poleg joins Byron Lazine on Hot Sheet to break down the RE/MAX acquisition and what it means for agents in both brokerages.

Real Brokerage CEO Tamir Poleg joins Byron Lazine on Hot Sheet to break down the RE/MAX acquisition and what it means for agents in both brokerages.

Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED) expands its Private Listing Network nationwide as Compass feeds listings and subsidizes access for the first 100K Compass agents.

Rocket Companies announces a three-year alliance with Compass that could add 500,000 listings to Redfin and embed new mortgage incentives.

A federal judge denied Compass’s bid to block Zillow’s private listing ban, keeping the policy in place as the antitrust case continues.

Swanepoel Power 200 reveals the 2026 top 10 real estate leaders, with 5 new names, Robert Reffkin at No. 1, and a major industry power shift.

Compass and Anywhere announced a $1.6 billion all-stock deal, creating one of the largest residential real estate companies with a $10 billion enterprise value. The combined firm brings together Compass’s tech-driven brokerage and Anywhere’s iconic brands.

Compass has filed a motion to block Zillow’s new Listing Access Standards (LAS), citing potential business losses and consumer harm. The case could have broad implications for agents using pre-MLS marketing strategies.

CoStar CEO Andy Florance says Homes.com will now offer a free Boost to listings banned by Zillow, offering agents a workaround to the portal’s new private listing ban.

Compass just launched a Private Exclusive listings book—available only at select offices—to give agents and consumers offline access to off-MLS properties. The move revives a pre-internet model with a modern twist and raises big questions about transparency, co-brokerage, and fair housing.

In a LinkedIn post, Zillow’s Errol Samuelson defended new listing access standards that challenge private listings, igniting sharp debate among top industry leaders, including Robert Reffkin and Leo Pareja.

In the Company’s Q4 2024 Earnings Call, Compass CEO Robert Reffkin highlighted how NAR’s rules, including Clear Cooperation, have propped up inexperienced agents and limited home sale profits for consumers.

The Park City Board of Realtors has decided not to enforce NAR’s Clear Cooperation Policy, raising questions about its impact on agents and consumers in the luxury real estate market.
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