{"podcast":{"title":"this Week in Real Estate","slug":"this-week-in-real-estate-1143209","podcast_index_feed_id":1143209,"rss_url":"https://beardedmenofrealestate.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://thisweekinrealestate.libsyn.com/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/4/1/6/5/41658db6f09f29815f2e77a3093c12a1/twirepodlogo.png","author":"Ray Ellen","episode_count":100,"summary":"The longest running real estate news podcast created so that you would have one place to go to find out the latest real estate news and headlines with succinct professional analysis from those of us active in the field! We cover the national housing market, mortgage rates, the federal reserve, housing affordability, and real estate industry news and information! This show is brought to you by listeners & viewers like you. Hit the share button on your favorite podcatcher and send this to someone like you because it is listeners like YOU who make this podcast possible. Subscibe button and hit the bell so that you can be notificed when we are live and participate in the podcast chat. You can make comments and we can display that comment and talk about you or your comment!! We are also broadcasting on facebook, twitter, linked in, and you can join the conversation via audio on ClubHouse. Join us!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-02T08:21:11.381802+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-week-in-real-estate-1143209"},"episode":{"title":"Brokerage Wars | MLS WARS: Is Gary Keller Right?? 📱","slug":"brokerage-wars-mls-wars-is-gary-keller-right","published_at":"2026-05-06T19:05:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-week-in-real-estate-1143209/brokerage-wars-mls-wars-is-gary-keller-right","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-week-in-real-estate-1143209","url":"https://beardedmenofrealestate.libsyn.com/brokerage-wars-mls-wars-is-gary-keller-right","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/beardedmenofrealestate/359_Brokerage_Wars___MLS_WARS__Is_Gary_Keller_Right__.mp3?dest-id=2406185","summary":"Episode 359: Is the MLS Becoming the Market of Last Resort? The private listing war just got louder. This week on tWiRE: This Week in Real Estate, we're breaking down one of the biggest questions facing the real estate industry right now: who controls access to listings, and what happens if the MLS is no longer the center of the housing market? Gary Keller is warning that private listings could turn the MLS into a \"market of last resort\", Zillow and Realtor.com are teaming up to share pre-market listings, MLS competition and consolidation may be heating up nationwide, and the Real Brokerage acquisition of RE/MAX is looking less like a surprise and more like the result of years of pressure on the old brokerage model. And that's just the industry side. We're also digging into what buyers and agents need to know as mortgage rates hit their highest level in a month, first-time buyers start pulling back again, down payment help becomes a major part of the 2026 housing market, remodeling growth slows, and homeowners begin pushing back on AI data centers in their neighborhoods. This is a loaded week in real estate, and we're cutting through the headlines to talk about what actually matters for agents, buyers, sellers, brokers, and investors. This week, we're talking about: 🏠 Private Listings vs. the MLS Gary Keller says private listings could weaken the MLS and create a housing market where access depends on who you know, where you search, and which brokerage controls the information. 📲 Zillow + Realtor.com Team Up on Pre-Market Listings Two of the biggest real estate portals are joining forces to share preview listings this summer, potentially reshaping how buyers discover homes before they officially hit the market. 🧩 MLS Competition and Consolidation Heats Up As major MLS…","meta_description":"Episode 359: Is the MLS Becoming the Market of Last Resort? The private listing war just got louder. This week on tWiRE: This Week in Real Estate, we're b…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5636,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/this-week-in-real-estate-1143209/episodes/brokerage-wars-mls-wars-is-gary-keller-right/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-week-in-real-estate-1143209/brokerage-wars-mls-wars-is-gary-keller-right.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}