At Inman Connect San Diego, Realtor.com CEO Damian Eales said it’s time to turn the page on Clear Cooperation and focus on solving issues that will improve consumers’ main challenge — affordability.
Source: Inman News
Realtor.com CEO is ready to ‘turn off’ Clear Cooperation debate
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