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Buyers Should See All the Listings, Sellers Should Control How Their Listing Appears Online
Because we believe that all buyers should be able to see all listings, Redfin.com will not publish any listings that have been publicly marketed before being shared with all real estate websites via the MLS. To encourage home-sellers to market their listings via the MLS, Redfin is also asking MLSs to create a coming-soon designation
Home-Sellers Want Different Marketing Options, Not Different Marketplaces
This article was also published on Inman. With NAR’s new pocket-listing policy, brokers can, with the seller’s consent, withhold listings from public view on real estate websites. The new rule requires that the listings be shared with other brokers, via local Multiple Listing Services. This means that, as a broker that also runs a large
Rocket is Buying Redfin
Email from Redfin CEO, Glenn Kelman VERY BIG NEWS Redfin, We’ve entered into an agreement for Rocket Companies to buy Redfin in an all-stock deal that values Redfin at $2.4 billion. You probably already know that Rocket pioneered the first completely digital home loan, and that its mission is to “help everyone home,” but that’s
Way-Too-Early Take: What Trump’s Re-Election Could Mean for Housing
Donald Trump’s re-election seems to have had immediate consequences for housing in America. Demand from home-buyers requesting service through Redfin’s site, which was already stronger since the Federal Reserve’s September 18 rate cut, was about 25% higher this weekend than the same weekend last year, the largest year-on-year gain since the downturn began in 2022.
In a World Without Clear Cooperation, Big Brokers Win, Agents and Consumers Lose
We can’t keep debating the consumer benefits of Clear Cooperation, the National Association of Realtors’ policy against pocket listings. The data is clear that sellers get higher prices by publicly marketing listings, and that buyers, especially buyers of color, want to see all the homes for sale. One Reason Clear Cooperation Is Under Attack: To
Don’t End Clear Cooperation
Today, the National Association of Realtors is considering proposals advanced by traditional brokers to undo the Clear Cooperation policy against pocket listings. This would hurt consumers. Listing Cooperation Creates an Open, Fair Market Buyers want to see all the homes for sale. Sellers want their listings to reach the most buyers. Studies show that sellers
Buyers Should See All the Listings, Sellers Should Control How Their Listing Appears Online
Because we believe that all buyers should be able to see all listings, Redfin.com will not publish any listings that have been publicly marketed before being shared with all real estate websites via the MLS. To encourage home-sellers to market their listings via the MLS, Redfin is also asking MLSs to create a coming-soon designation
Home-Sellers Want Different Marketing Options, Not Different Marketplaces
This article was also published on Inman. With NAR’s new pocket-listing policy, brokers can, with the seller’s consent, withhold listings from public view on real estate websites. The new rule requires that the listings be shared with other brokers, via local Multiple Listing Services. This means that, as a broker that also runs a large
Rocket is Buying Redfin
Email from Redfin CEO, Glenn Kelman VERY BIG NEWS Redfin, We’ve entered into an agreement for Rocket Companies to buy Redfin in an all-stock deal that values Redfin at $2.4 billion. You probably already know that Rocket pioneered the first completely digital home loan, and that its mission is to “help everyone home,” but that’s
Way-Too-Early Take: What Trump’s Re-Election Could Mean for Housing
Donald Trump’s re-election seems to have had immediate consequences for housing in America. Demand from home-buyers requesting service through Redfin’s site, which was already stronger since the Federal Reserve’s September 18 rate cut, was about 25% higher this weekend than the same weekend last year, the largest year-on-year gain since the downturn began in 2022.
In a World Without Clear Cooperation, Big Brokers Win, Agents and Consumers Lose
We can’t keep debating the consumer benefits of Clear Cooperation, the National Association of Realtors’ policy against pocket listings. The data is clear that sellers get higher prices by publicly marketing listings, and that buyers, especially buyers of color, want to see all the homes for sale. One Reason Clear Cooperation Is Under Attack: To
Don’t End Clear Cooperation
Today, the National Association of Realtors is considering proposals advanced by traditional brokers to undo the Clear Cooperation policy against pocket listings. This would hurt consumers. Listing Cooperation Creates an Open, Fair Market Buyers want to see all the homes for sale. Sellers want their listings to reach the most buyers. Studies show that sellers
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