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In a letter obtained by Inman, Compass raised concerns about MLS data supplied to vendors including Courted, BrokerMetrics and Brokerkit.
Home mortgage rates have raced higher in a matter of days, as a sharp bond-market selloff sends borrowing costs surging.
Lauren Henss, a former Compass marketing director, on the logic behind Compass’s phased Home Platform rollout and why indies can still win.
The best referral-based businesses, Jimmy Burgess writes, are built by becoming the type of person people naturally want to introduce to others.
Compass gave CRMLS until Oct. 6 to stop fining agents over office-exclusive listings or face a federal antitrust suit. CRMLS refused, and its general counsel wrote that the MLS will file counterclaims if Compass follows through.
