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In Manhattan, Learning to Not Always Take ‘Yes’ for an Answer

June 3rd, 2026 by D.W. Gibson and Katherine Marks

Image Caption: Erica Jenkins, who has moved several times in the past decade, called upon her previous experiences and social media feeds to better understand her rights as a renter.

A woman wanted to move to a one-bedroom, and she liked the Upper East Side. But after negotiating and signing a lease, something didn’t seem right.

Category: Rent Control and Stabilization, Real Estate and Housing (Residential), Renting and Leasing (Real Estate), Landlords, Content Type: Personal Profile, Rent Guidelines Board, Upper East Side (Manhattan, NY)

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New York attorney general opens antitrust inquiry into Compass

June 3rd, 2026 by Taylor Anderson

The inquiry went out to brokerage leaders in New York after Compass grew into a real estate behemoth in the state and beyond.

Category: Agent, Brokerage, Markets & Economy, News Brief, Select, @properties, antitrust, Anywhere Real Estate, BrightMLS, chicago, christie's international real estate, compass, Compass International Holdings, Consumer Policy Center, Leticia James, Letitia James, listing feed, mergers and acquisitions, mid-atlantic, mred, Multiple Listing Service, nashville, new york, Real Estate Enterprise, Real Estate Market Dominance, realtracs, Zillow

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Sellers are pulling listings as buyers hold firm on price

June 3rd, 2026 by Jessi Healey

Sellers pulled 5.8 percent of all U.S. home listings in April, tied for the highest share since March 2020, as buyers hold firm on price, and asking prices post their steepest annual drop since 2017.

Category: Agent, homebuying, homeselling, Markets & Economy, Select, asking prices, atlanta, Buyer Leverage, dallas, delistings, home listings, housing market, inventory, los angeles, mortgage rates, Patricia Ammann, price cuts, real estate market, realtor.com, Redfin, relistings, san francisco, san jose, seattle

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NAR-backed LotRoll wants to be the MLS for manufactured housing

June 3rd, 2026 by Nick Pipitone

LotRoll, a Colorado startup selected for NAR's REACH 2026 accelerator, is building the missing data layer for manufactured home transactions.

Category: homebuying, homeselling, Industry News, MLS & Associations, Select, Technology, affordable housing, Alternative Housing Options, arizona, california, Cavco, Champion, Clayton, colorado, corelogic, florida, Grayson Gibson, icon, LotRoll, Manufactured Home Loans, Manufactured homes, Manufactured housing, Manufactured Housing Financing, MLS, NAR, NAR Reach Accelerator, national association of realtors, new mexico, Nick Pipitone, Northmarq, off-MLS transactions, Omar Husain, PropTech, REACH 2026, Real Estate Multiple Listing Service, Secondary Market Infrastructure, south carolina, texas, wells fargo

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Should IDX go away? An interview with Hoby Hanna

June 3rd, 2026 by James Dwiggins

James Dwiggins and Keith Robinson sit down with Howard Hanna CEO Hoby Hanna for a candid conversation about listing data, MLSs, private listing networks and the future of IDX.

Category: Agent, Brokerage, Columns, MLS & Associations, Portals, Service, Video, Broker-Controlled Distribution Platforms, data monetization, data ownership, hoby hanna, howard hanna, howard hanna real estate services, idx, James Dwiggins, keith robinson, listing data, MLS, mls consolidation, mred, Multiple Listing Service, nexthome, Ocusell, portals, private listings, Professionalism Standards in Real Estate, Real Estate Insiders Unfiltered, REIU, Zillow

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Justin Marks' Napier ERA Blog

In Manhattan, Learning to Not Always Take ‘Yes’ for an Answer

New York attorney general opens antitrust inquiry into Compass

Sellers are pulling listings as buyers hold firm on price

NAR-backed LotRoll wants to be the MLS for manufactured housing

Should IDX go away? An interview with Hoby Hanna

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