Darryl Davis outlines the way Zillow’s actions and policies are designed for its own benefit, not for the benefit of sellers or real estate professionals.
Source: Inman News
Zillow’s new listing policy: Punishment disguised as fairness
Published in Agent, agent autonomy, Arizona Regional Multiple Listing Service, Brokerage, Clear Cooperation Policy, Columns, darryl davis, Darryl Davis Seminars, Delayed Marketing Exempt Listings, delayed syndication, dotloop, ibuying, idx feed, inman, inman community, listing visibility, Listings, Marketing, MLS, Multiple Listing Options for Sellers, national association of realtors, new agent, op ed, Opinion, portals, private listings, private listings network, real estate transparency, rich barton, san diego, Select, service, showingtime, teams, Wisconsin Metro MLS, Wisconsin's Metro MLS, Zillow, zillow listings and Zillow policy
More from AgentMore posts in Agent »
- American Real Estate Association hires Mary-Frances Coleman as inaugural executive director
- Brandi Marshall on ‘Selling the OC’ stardom, feuds and a brutal real estate market
- Jason Oppenheim: ‘Epic’ real estate + big drama makes new ‘Selling the OC’ season the best yet
- ‘Selling the OC’ drops today. Get to know the agents
- Why 88% of agent conversations never make it to the CRM
More from Arizona Regional Multiple Listing ServiceMore posts in Arizona Regional Multiple Listing Service »
More from BrokerageMore posts in Brokerage »
- American Real Estate Association hires Mary-Frances Coleman as inaugural executive director
- Brandi Marshall on ‘Selling the OC’ stardom, feuds and a brutal real estate market
- Jason Oppenheim: ‘Epic’ real estate + big drama makes new ‘Selling the OC’ season the best yet
- ‘Selling the OC’ drops today. Get to know the agents
- Why 88% of agent conversations never make it to the CRM
More from Clear Cooperation PolicyMore posts in Clear Cooperation Policy »
- Compass targets Zillow’s warnings to agents in new brief
- EXCLUSIVE: Compass unveils new Buyer Demand tool
- Inside the stiff opposition to Compass’ private-listing crusade
- Here’s the essential reading on the Compass-Anywhere deal
- Experts see Anywhere acquisition as bid to remake real estate in Compass’ image
More from ColumnsMore posts in Columns »
- How the 50-year mortgage could kill agent profitability
- 3 essential AI prompts to make real estate writing easier than ever
- 7 lessons the Marines taught this CEO about running a brokerage
- Recruiting playbook: How to win agents (and keep them)
- Stop losing deals: Ask ‘why?’ to find buyers who won’t back out
More from darryl davisMore posts in darryl davis »
More from Darryl Davis SeminarsMore posts in Darryl Davis Seminars »
- Falling for 1st impressions: 9 ways to rake in curb appeal this fall
- Sign, show and sell: The open house playbook that actually works
- Why a better morning routine is your secret lead gen weapon
- Why the NAR settlement has become a blessing, not a curse
- 7 last-minute Halloween marketing tricks (and treats) for agents
More from Delayed Marketing Exempt ListingsMore posts in Delayed Marketing Exempt Listings »
- Compass calling foul on MLS rules is hypocrisy
- NAR fires back at Mauricio Umansky’s PLS in new legal filing
- Kevin Sears says NAR ‘is going in the right direction’ since commission suit
- Everything old is new(?) again when it comes to marketing your listings
- How industry infighting makes it harder for clients to achieve the American dream
More from dotloopMore posts in dotloop »
- Zillow ignores ‘noise,’ jabs from CoStar, as revenue climbs
- Cloze’s MAIA is smart, task-driven and enterprise-ready: Tech Review
- 13 tasks real estate agents can delegate to technology (beyond AI)
- Zillow cares more about consumers than Realtors do
- Zillow’s ‘new standards’ reveal a big problem. Take back our industry
More from ibuyingMore posts in ibuying »
More from idx feedMore posts in idx feed »
- Rethinking NAR’s speech policy, CCP, settlement: Inman Top 5
- Zillow’s clarity, Tutor’s clap back, LionDesk’s closure: Inman Top 5
- Serhant’s diss, Homes.com’s boost, Caballero’s record: Top 5
- Hoby Hanna sounds off on NAR, threatens to leave MLS: Top 5
- Private listing wars, hate speech, earnings: Inman Top 5
More from inmanMore posts in inman »
- Brandi Marshall on ‘Selling the OC’ stardom, feuds and a brutal real estate market
- ‘Selling the OC’ drops today. Get to know the agents
- Why 88% of agent conversations never make it to the CRM
- Should real estate agents have tattoos? The pros weigh in
- ‘Real estate is the sacrificial lamb of high interest rates’: Jason Oppenheim rants on the Fed
More from inman communityMore posts in inman community »
More from listing visibilityMore posts in listing visibility »
More from ListingsMore posts in Listings »
- 3 essential AI prompts to make real estate writing easier than ever
- ‘Real estate is the sacrificial lamb of high interest rates’: Jason Oppenheim rants on the Fed
- Falling for 1st impressions: 9 ways to rake in curb appeal this fall
- Finish 2025 strong by checking these 10 to-dos off your list
- Realtor.com’s FlyAround offers a bird’s-eye view of the market
More from MarketingMore posts in Marketing »
- Realtor.com puts ‘spotlight’ on listing agents with new feature
- Why 88% of agent conversations never make it to the CRM
- How the 50-year mortgage could kill agent profitability
- 3 essential AI prompts to make real estate writing easier than ever
- Falling for 1st impressions: 9 ways to rake in curb appeal this fall
More from MLSMore posts in MLS »
- Realtor.com puts ‘spotlight’ on listing agents with new feature
- 3 essential AI prompts to make real estate writing easier than ever
- NAR’s Kevin Sears: We need to ‘show everybody that we as Realtors are pro-consumer’
- Despite unease, Compass poised to retain most Anywhere agents
- Price cuts and concessions: Here’s how to prepare homeowners for the reality of selling a home today
More from Multiple Listing Options for SellersMore posts in Multiple Listing Options for Sellers »
- Realtor.com CEO is ready to ‘turn off’ Clear Cooperation debate
- Kevin Sears says NAR ‘is going in the right direction’ since commission suit
- Compass agrees to share its exclusive listings, with 2 caveats
- NAR may rescind ‘no-commingling’ rule this week amid DOJ scrutiny
- Redfin says it will begin banning listings in September
More from national association of realtorsMore posts in national association of realtors »
- American Real Estate Association hires Mary-Frances Coleman as inaugural executive director
- Realtor.com puts ‘spotlight’ on listing agents with new feature
- NAR’s Kevin Sears: We need to ‘show everybody that we as Realtors are pro-consumer’
- Housing recession? K-shaped trends? The dollars and ‘sense’ of today’s economy
- Recession? Membership? Blessings? Inman Top 5
More from new agentMore posts in new agent »
- ‘Selling the OC’ drops today. Get to know the agents
- How to keep agents motivated if they’re worried about commissions
- How a new agent turned hateful social media comments into a growth opportunity
- What Zillow’s marketing genius can teach you about social media
- 11 ways to rebuild if your internal ‘check engine light’ comes on
More from op edMore posts in op ed »
More from OpinionMore posts in Opinion »
- Real estate has become lawsuit-happy, and it’s killing our credibility
- Why ‘leadership’ shouldn’t be a dirty word in real estate
- Why commissions have risen since the 2024 NAR settlement
- NAR membership must be a choice — for agents, brokers, consumers
- Why the NAR settlement has become a blessing, not a curse
More from portalsMore posts in portals »
- Realtor.com puts ‘spotlight’ on listing agents with new feature
- Zillow hit with new class-action suit over alleged broker kickbacks
- Recession? Membership? Blessings? Inman Top 5
- Zillow says CoStar uses litigation ‘playbook’ to ‘attack’ competitors
- Zillow calls Chicago’s Private Listing Network a ‘hidden listing scheme’
More from private listingsMore posts in private listings »
- Brandi Marshall on ‘Selling the OC’ stardom, feuds and a brutal real estate market
- Zillow calls Chicago’s Private Listing Network a ‘hidden listing scheme’
- Compass provides long-awaited clarity on the Anywhere merger
- Compass targets Zillow’s warnings to agents in new brief
- Redfin hits back at Compass, notches victory in Zillow case
More from real estate transparencyMore posts in real estate transparency »
- Dwiggins: Zillow understands the consumer better than NAR
- Anywhere grows revenue to $1.2B during first quarter of 2025
- Zillow to prohibit listings that are privately marketed starting in May
- American Real Estate Association floats Clear Cooperation solution
- Ryan Serhant predicts ‘screenless’ future for savvy real estate agents
More from rich bartonMore posts in rich barton »
More from san diegoMore posts in san diego »
- The anti-lawsuit way of presenting your fee: Now Streaming
- Tech Review: Guest House shrinks time-to-market with listing prep
- Free criminal background checks, smart lead generation and game-changing technology
- 5 types of social posts that are filling agents’ pipelines right now (with examples to copy)
- The path for Compass-Anywhere: Take the Intel Index survey today
More from SelectMore posts in Select »
- Homebuying off to strongest November start since 2022
- Homebuyers like ‘high-touch’ loan advisors equipped with tech tools
- American Real Estate Association hires Mary-Frances Coleman as inaugural executive director
- Realtor.com puts ‘spotlight’ on listing agents with new feature
- Jason Oppenheim: ‘Epic’ real estate + big drama makes new ‘Selling the OC’ season the best yet
More from serviceMore posts in service »
More from showingtimeMore posts in showingtime »
More from teamsMore posts in teams »
- Brandi Marshall on ‘Selling the OC’ stardom, feuds and a brutal real estate market
- ‘Selling the OC’ drops today. Get to know the agents
- Why 88% of agent conversations never make it to the CRM
- ALTA takes aim at seller impersonation fraud: What to know
- 7 lessons the Marines taught this CEO about running a brokerage
More from ZillowMore posts in Zillow »
More from zillow listingsMore posts in zillow listings »
Be First to Comment