CMLS leadership has an opportunity to convene an MLS-controlled national alliance needed by the industry. The 2026 Board of Directors is in place, with Nicole Jensen as Chair and Justin Haag as Vice Chair. A forum already exists and members already pay dues, but action is still missing. Between April 24 and May 13, 2026, four major regional MLSs signed deals with Compass, allowing nationwide membership and agreeing to carry Compass listings. Compass also agreed to pay part of membership fees for the first 100,000 Compass agents. Compass leadership has stated a goal to create a national MLS to compete against local MLSs. Shortly after, Zillow filed an antitrust lawsuit against Compass and MRED after MRED cut off Zillow’s listings feed.
"Well, only seven days later, Zillow filed a federal antitrust lawsuit against Compass and MRED in the Northern District of Illinois in response to MRED cutting off their listings feed to Zillow. This is all being framed as healthy competition, not replacement. But, when one brokerage brings 340,000 affiliated agents and four major MLS partnerships into the fight in a mere six weeks, compete and replace start to look like the same thing when you look five years into the future."
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