Clear Cooperation and private listings

The leading brokerage wants rival brokerages and MLSs to agree not to alter or monetize its private listings. It also wants to put “false accusations” to rest.

In an email to MLS and NAR leaders, CEO Robert Reffkin says the brokerage is not bound by the CCP and will not ask its agents to comply with the policy.

Northwest MLS says the April lawsuit should be tossed, arguing in a new filing that the brokerage giant “cannot have it both ways” with listings.

The case involving Clear Cooperation and Mauricio Umansky’s pocket listings network has been revived as The Agency founder makes good on his threat to sue NAR.

The home search site intends to officially oppose Compass’ preliminary injunction motion by July 18.

As of June 30, home listings that aren’t widely available may be kept off the nation’s top search site, prompting a lawsuit from Compass and praise from others.

Robert Reffkin claims the new standards will “cause irreparable damage” and suggested that Zillow and Redfin execs were working together to force Compass’ hand.

Zillow is “abusing its monopoly power,” Compass CEO Robert Reffkin said. Zillow says its policy is designed to ensure homes are marketed to all consumers.

The 685-word document lays out possible benefits and risks — notably, less buyer interest and a lower sale price — when picking the 3-phased marketing strategy.

Watch the conversation as the CEOs of the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board and Council of Multiple Listing Services discuss the challenges facing MLSs today.

The announcement comes days after Zillow said it will begin banning listings that are publicly marked but off the MLS at the end of June.

A majority of industry execs disapprove of how the national association has handled Clear Cooperation, and some questioned NAR’s motives, a recent survey found.

Publicly marketed listings that are not widely available will be flagged beginning May 28 — and new listings that don’t comply may be barred starting June 30.

Powerful residential real estate groups in California see office exclusives as a risk to consumers and the integrity of the housing market.

In response to Zillow’s ban on publicly marketed but off-MLS properties, Homes.com will provide affected agents with free premium marketing for those listings.

A draft bill in Illinois would require licensed agents to add listings to a “platform or website accessible to the general public” within a calendar day.

StreetEasy, which serves the New York City market, will deny agents “who choose to publicly market listings to some buyers but not all” access to some programs.

Watch the conversation with Zillow exec Errol Samuelson as he goes deep into the ‘what’ and ‘why’ behind the portal’s divisive move.

In a lawsuit filed against NWMLS last week, Compass said brokerages with representatives on the MLS’s board are “co-conspirators,” but Windermere calls “BS.”

A third brokerage has endorsed the portal’s pro-MLS stance. Meanwhile, Zillow is phasing out its two-tab search display for markets with no commingling rules.