{"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":"Homes Prices DROP??? &  Zillow & Compass/MRED go to Court!","slug":"homes-prices-drop-zillow-compass-mred-go-to-court","published_at":"2026-07-01T18:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-week-in-real-estate-1143209/homes-prices-drop-zillow-compass-mred-go-to-court","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-week-in-real-estate-1143209","url":"https://beardedmenofrealestate.libsyn.com/homes-prices-drop-zillow-compassmred-go-to-court","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/beardedmenofrealestate/367_Homes_Prices_DROP______Zillow__Compass_MRED_go_to_Court.mp3?dest-id=2406185","summary":"Today on This Week in Real Estate, the listing control war is back in federal court. Zillow, MRED, and Compass are fighting over MLS feeds, private listings, arbitration, and who really gets to control where listings show up. Is this about consumer transparency, brokerage power, portal control, MLS authority, or all of the above? We'll also break down NAR's latest explanation of \"local discretion,\" the Compass lawsuit over a $475 transaction fee, and a wild cautionary story about a new agent, phantom buyers, and the kind of ethical mistake that can end a career. Then we shift to the housing market: luxury home prices are rising much faster than the rest of the market, fewer homeowners are listing as spring ends quietly, listing prices are seeing record declines, and buyers may finally be getting some affordability relief. Plus, we'll talk mortgage demand, riskier loan products, and a moving company nightmare every relocating buyer should hear. This one is about power, trust, leverage, and what agents, buyers, and sellers need to understand about the market right now. Topics covered: Zillow lawsuit, MRED, Compass, MLS policy, private listings, NAR, real estate lawsuits, housing market 2026, luxury real estate, mortgage rates, home prices, buyer affordability, real estate ethics, and relocation risks.","meta_description":"Today on This Week in Real Estate, the listing control war is back in federal court. Zillow, MRED, and Compass are fighting over MLS feeds, private listin…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3100,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/this-week-in-real-estate-1143209/episodes/homes-prices-drop-zillow-compass-mred-go-to-court/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/homes-prices-drop-zillow-compass-mred-go-to-court.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}