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March
4

NWMLS wants to use a Zillow ruling in its battle with Compass

March 4th, 2026 by Lillian Dickerson

The Seattle-based MLS argued that a ruling in a case involving Zillow has parallels to its own legal battle against Compass.

Category: Brokerage, Luxury, Luxury Lens, MLS & Associations, News Brief, Select, 3-Phased Marketing Strategy, antitrust, antitrust lawsuits, Buy-Side Market, coming soon status, compass, Compass Private Exclusives, Jeannette Vargas, Lillian Dickerson, listing access standards, luxury_lens, Multiple Listing Service, new york, northwest mls, Northwest Multiple listing service, nwmls, private listings, real-estate-brokerage, SDNY, seattle, Southern District of New York, Zillow

March
4

A 4.99% mortgage? This company says they’ll offer it soon

March 4th, 2026 by Marian McPherson

A week after announcing a new in-house mortgage product, Opendoor has another move up its sleeve — 4.99 percent mortgages. The company's CEO said the offering has "obvious scale advantages."

Category: Markets & Economy, Mortgage, Select, Technology, @mortgage, artificial intelligence, Digital Mortgage, home buying, HomeBuyer.com, housing affordabiity, ibuyer, Kaz Nejatian, Marian McPherson, mortgage lending, mortgage rates, opendoor, real estate platform, twitter, x