Can CMLS launch an MLS-led alliance before Open House 2026?
CMLS leadership can convene a national MLS-controlled alliance, but must decide to act as major MLSs expand nationwide membership and brokerages pursue competitive replacement.
Courted: 16% of agents changed brokerages in 2025, but 'trading up' doesn't equal more sales volume
Top 100 residential real estate brands recruited nearly twice as many agents as they lost in 2025, but only achieved 1.8% net sales volume growth due to recruiting lower-productivity agents and losing higher-productivity ones.