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Zillow Buys ShowingTime for $500 Million: What Does it Mean for Consumers?

  Collecting (Mining?) a Treasure Trove of Personal Data on Home Buyers and Sellers (and their Realtors)  [Note to Readers: The views expressed here are solely those of Ross Kaplan, and do not represent Edina Realty, Berkshire Hathaway (“Berkshire”), or any other entity referenced. Edina Realty is a subsidiary of Berkshire.] To consumers and even...
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TMI (“Too Much Information”) — Listing Agent Edition

“By popular request, the new NorthstarMLS default setting for ShowingTime overlapping appointments is to continue to allow them, but no longer reveal the appointment blocks/overlaps to the showing agent that other agents have scheduled.” –Notice to Twin Cities Realtors, NorthStar MLS (August 7, 2018). [Editor’s Note:  The views expressed here are solely those of Ross Kaplan, and...
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