Not going down without a fight: Austin’s Unlock MLS rejects Compass’ demands

Compass Robert Reffkin and Unlock MLS/ Austin Board of Realtors Emily Girard (Unlock MLS, Adupeux)Unlock MLS publicly rejected Compass’ demand to stop fining agents over office exclusives, likely triggering a federal antitrust lawsuit from the residential giant. The platform, which serves Central Texas, was among the multiple listing services nationwide to receive a demand letter from Compass to stop fining or punishing agents for publicly marketing office exclusive listings, or those that are s