Greg Robertson

As I write this, Compass CEO, Robert Reffkin . is sitting in a federal courtroom in Chicago. Zillow's preliminary injunction hearing against MRED and Compass opened this week, and the CEO of the largest brokerage in America is on the witness list. Post-hearing briefs are due July 9th. However Judge Tarp rules, one thing is already clear: this is not where a winning strategy ends up.

From Nick Aufunkamp's Rouge Realtor Substack: Halftime in Chicago “Zillow's partnership with Opendoor was also brought up on multiple occasions.

“A lot of people are treating the MLS as the thing standing in the way. I see it differently. Luxury Presence's clients are your subscribers. The agent who logs into the MLS every morning is the same agent counting on our products to work in service of their customers. We serve the same people, and everyone loses when the data flow between us breaks.

My son Toby attended Apple Camp at an Apple Store as a kid. Now he works at an Apple Store and teaches Apple Camp himself.

Every MLS in the country is getting the same question this year: what do brokers get for their data? MRED answered with a Compass partnership.

One of the things I've always enjoyed about this industry is that some of the best ideas don't come from the stage. They come from the conversations.

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Aligned Showings recently announced in a Summer Update that over 6,000,000 showing have been approved in Aligned Showings. The update also highlighted other news.

Last week I gave NTREIS style points for paying brokers for their listing content. The week since has been busy.

Every company serving brokers is competing for the same inbox, the same calendar, and the same thirty minutes of attention.