Private listings don't expand consumer choice — they narrow it
When agents and brokerages limit access to information, consumers are unable to weigh all their options, inherently constraining their range of choices.
July 24, 2026
Stephen Brobeck, Senior Fellow, CPC
Stephen Brobeck is a senior fellow at the Consumer Policy Center (CPC), a nonpartisan consumer think tank. Brobeck began researching residential brokerage issues in the 1990s and has written dozens of reports, many of which can be found on his CPC profile page.