CoStar Group has found itself on the defendant side of a lawsuit. On Tuesday, REcore Solutions, a vendor providing licensing services for California Regional MLS (CRMLS), as well as other MLSs across the country, filed a lawsuit against the Andy Florance-helmed firm, over alleged breach of contract. In the lawsuit, REcore claims that CoStar and […]
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The National Association of Realtors (NAR) has weighed in on the ongoing debate over whether or not Zillow’s app integration with OpenAI’s ChatGPT violates MLS IDX policies. In a statement issued on Tuesday, NAR said that when it comes to enforcement, “each MLS is individually responsible for conducting its own assessment of technologies that use
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As tensions between CoStar Group and Zillow continue to heat up, Zillow has claimed that CoStar did not renew its Matterport API agreement. CoStar closed its $1.6 billion acquisition of Matterport in March, meaning that it would be up to CoStar to decide if it wanted to renew the API agreement with Zillow. Matterport and
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For the National Association of Realtors (NAR,) transparency is the name of the game and the trade group is starting this effort by unveiling parts of its 2026-2028 Strategic Plan, which will be presented and voted on by NAR’s executive committee this fall. In a letter sent to Realtor members by NAR CEO Nykia Wright
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The slew of defendants in the Zea antitrust lawsuit filed against the National Association of Realtors (NAR) have been busy rejecting the lawsuit’s claims. On Wednesday, the defendants filed motions to dismiss the lawsuit, as well as a response in opposition to plaintiff Jorge A. Zea’s motion for preliminary injunction. Filed in August in the
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Consumers can now search for properties on Zillow via ChatGPT. Access to Zillow’s app is available in ChatGPT, according to an announcement on Monday. This makes Zillow the only real estate app available through the ChatGPT platform. When users now ask ChatGPT questions like, “What can I afford nearby?” or “Show me homes with a
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One of the nation’s oldest MLSs has a new brand identity. On Monday, New England-based Maine Listings unveiled its new brand identity, which features a revamped logo. The rebranding efforts were facilitated by marketing firm WAV Group. The MLS said the rebrand is part of a larger initiative to demonstrate Maine Listings’ role as a
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The Broker Public Portal (BPP) is launching a new chapter in its effort to provide an industry-owned alternative to major home search websites — renaming its consumer-facing national homebuying platform under the name Cribio. However, the Broker Public Portal name will not go away. Leaders behind the project say the move reflects both a commitment
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Transacting business across the Lone Star State just got a bit easier for Texas real estate professionals and consumers. Houston Realtors Information Service, Inc., which is perhaps better known as HAR.com, and North Texas Real Estate Information Systems, Inc. (NTREIS) have entered into a data sharing agreement, according to an announcement on Tuesday. Through this
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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is suing Zillow and Redfin over their rental syndication agreement. In a complaint filed on Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Alexandria, Virginia, the FTC claims that the two firms conspired to eliminate competition in the rental listing space and that their syndication agreement — under which Zillow paid Redfin
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