Jun 10, 2026 · 1 hr 8 min · 13 segments
Private listings are under fire, Compass is facing new antitrust scrutiny, and the MLS-Zillow-Compass battle keeps getting bigger. In Episode 364 of This Week in Real Estate, we're breaking down the…
Matt LaMarchePanelistCompass is back in the headlines.
Um, I want to display, there you go.
That's the, that is the thumbnail.
I am inevitable.
It shows Robert Refkin with the infinity gauntlet and me.
Yes, I did make myself a hero.
Yeah, heck yeah, it's my show.
I have the Edith glasses on and the Iron Man upside down triangle glowing chest for the audio listeners.
So yeah.
It says New York is on the verge of restricting private home listings marketed to exclusive audiences.
making the latest state to crack down on the controversial practice.
F-T-R-E-L-A.
It doesn't spell anything.
I don't think so.
Trella? F-Trella? No.
To a vote of 60 to 0. from its non-controversial calendar Monday.
The bill now heads back to the desk of Governor Hathy Hochul, who's definitely gonna sign this.
Under the proposed law, real estate agents must market properties on free or publicly accessible channels rather than through private exclusive networks, unless the seller signs an agreement acknowledging they may receive fewer offers or a lower price, which we've talked about on the show is not scientifically proven at all and would be difficult to prove.
So it's just the opinion of one type of marketing person is now in the government saying that a seller can't do this because in their opinion, it would net fewer offers or a lower final price, which neither may happen.
You don't know.
Is
Compass is back in the headlines.
Um, I want to display, there you go.
That's the, that is the thumbnail.
I am inevitable.
It shows Robert Refkin with the infinity gauntlet and me.
Yes, I did make myself a hero.
Yeah, heck yeah, it's my show.
I have the Edith glasses on and the Iron Man upside down triangle glowing chest for the audio listeners.
So yeah.
It says New York is on the verge of restricting private home listings marketed to exclusive audiences.
making the latest state to crack down on the controversial practice.
F-T-R-E-L-A.
It doesn't spell anything.
I don't think so.
Trella? F-Trella? No.
To a vote of 60 to 0. from its non-controversial calendar Monday.
The bill now heads back to the desk of Governor Hathy Hochul, who's definitely gonna sign this.
Under the proposed law, real estate agents must market properties on free or publicly accessible channels rather than through private exclusive networks, unless the seller signs an agreement acknowledging they may receive fewer offers or a lower price, which we've talked about on the show is not scientifically proven at all and would be difficult to prove.
So it's just the opinion of one type of marketing person is now in the government saying that a seller can't do this because in their opinion, it would net fewer offers or a lower final price, which neither may happen.
You don't know.
Is
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