Four leading brokerages—AGNT, HomeServices of America, Keller Williams, and Real REMAX Group—founded Open Real Estate to pool property data under a unified public network. While the platform requires members to submit listings within one business day, it includes a restricted participant view to shield select celebrity properties from public consumers. The move directly challenges Compass, which advocates for off-market listings and currently faces numerous antitrust suits from regional Multiple Listing Services. Despite ongoing litigation and competing business models, the founders have openly extended an invitation for Compass to join the new venture.
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Member brokerages must upload newly available property listings to the collective platfor…: Member brokerages must upload newly available property listings to the collective platform within one business day.
Multiple Listing Services are turning to federal courts to affirm that shared marketing r…: Multiple Listing Services are turning to federal courts to affirm that shared marketing rules remain lawful and pro-competitive.
The new database serves as a collective industry effort to challenge the proprietary, pri…: The new database serves as a collective industry effort to challenge the proprietary, private listing practices favored by Compass.
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Some heavy hitters in residential real estate just joined the fight over who can see residential property listings. Their goal, they say, is to counter private listings, which are becoming increasingly popular in certain markets.
AGNT (which owns eXp Realty and NextHome), HomeServices of America, Keller Williams and Real REMAX Group, four of the nation's largest brokerages, announced that they are creating a largely open and shared database (API) of listings for brokers — and inviting all other brokerages to join it. Those who do must submit a new listing within one business day. There is, however, an option within the system for certain private listings.
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