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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Zillow sues Compass and Chicago’s MLS over private listing battle

The complaint also says that Compass ended its direct listing feed to Zillow for all brokerages and affiliates nationwide on Friday.
What won’t happen: The 3 market myths holding your clients back

What matters most right now is providing information and clarity for real estate clients, Jimmy Burgess writes. That’s how you become a trusted advisor.
BrightMLS is latest to partner with Compass, expand nationwide

CEO Brian Donnellan confirms that Compass has committed to providing its nationwide listings data to the mega-MLS.
Keller Williams, HomeServices of America adopt Cotality’s new launch listing platform

The companies made clear the initiative is built around simplicity as well as data input and control for real estate agents.
REMAX’s shrinking US business may soon be Real’s problem

REMAX’s Q1 results show North American agent count and revenue slipping as its planned merger with Real Brokerage moves ahead.