Every Friday, we round up the most popular, most read, most critical stories of the week to give you a quick catchup on the big headlines you might have missed in the hustle and bustle of the workweek. Here’s this week’s Top 5 as chosen by our readers.
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Gary Keller: The market is proving ‘exposure drives home value’

Keller Williams Executive Chairman Gary Keller weighs in on private listings while announcing partnership with Zillow.
Lennar profits fall 56% as affordability pressures hit new home sales

Lennar earnings highlight ongoing housing market strain as profits plunge 56 percent amid high mortgage rates and softer home prices.
Compass drops antitrust lawsuit against Zillow

A day after Zillow updated its Listing Access Standards, Compass has decided to drop its lawsuit, saying the changes provide homesellers “with more choice.”
Compass, Rocket pledge to ‘defend’ its agents from MLSs in open letter

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Compass International Holdings, Rocket and Redfin issued an open letter to MLS leaders on Thursday, urging them to “honor seller choice.”
EXp announces pre-marketing syndication deal with 3 portals

Leo Pareja
The brokerage’s agents can send their coming-soon listings to portals Homes.com, Realtor.com and ComeHome.com.