New post: The Pre-Market Arms Race

In the past three weeks, Compass partnered with Redfin, Howard Hanna launched HannaList, Zillow unveiled Zillow Preview, eXp signed a three-portal syndication deal, and Compass dropped its lawsuit against Zillow.

Every one of these moves makes sense for the company making it. And collectively, they’re dismantling the one cooperative system in real estate that was actually built for everyone.

I wrote about why that should concern you whether you’re a buyer, a seller, or an agent.