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The white paper and supporting documents behind this research, all freely available. No registration, no email required, no brokerage sponsorship. Free to redistribute.
Reclaiming the Marketplace
The full white paper on private listings, market exposure, and the Clear Cooperation Policy. Every claim is sourced to peer-reviewed research, federal agency data, court records, or SEC filings. This is the primary document; the materials below are supporting and derivative works.
Navigating the Private Listings Debate
A practitioner-facing summary of the research, with each finding tied to its source. Written by Darryl Davis, CSP following the March 2026 industry changes. Seven sections covering what changed, the three-tier market structure, the underlying research, the seller disclosure conversation, presenting a pre-market program with full disclosure, buyer representation implications, and the broader market picture.
What’s Inside
- What changed in March 2026 and how it affects market structure
- The three-tier market: private networks, portal pre-market, full MLS
- Every key research stat with source citations
- The four most common pro-private arguments, each examined against the research
- The 3-step framework for presenting a pre-market program with integrity
- Buyer agent strategy for navigating the fragmented inventory market
- Quick reference data table — all verified stats in one place
MLS Research Slide Deck
Presentation-ready slides built from the independent research — Bright MLS/Drexel, Zillow, Nobel Prize auction theory, NAR data, and an honest analysis of the Hayunga preprint. Designed for presentation to sellers before a marketing strategy is selected.
14 Slides Covering
- The six headline findings, with sources
- Zillow study: 2.72M transactions, dollar examples by price tier
- Bright MLS/Drexel: 17.5% premium, 37 vs. 20 days, 2025 update
- Nobel Prize auction theory: why more buyers = higher price
- NAR and FSBO price gap data
- The Hayunga study — honest analysis including the CCP-era collapse
- Fair housing research
- The both-sides conversation framework
- All primary source citations
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The Truth Behind Private Listings
A plain-English reference on the private listings debate — what each strategy is, what the independent research shows about financial trade-offs, and when pre-market strategies are genuinely appropriate. Written for agents preparing for listing appointments.
What’s Covered
- Every term precisely defined: private exclusive, office exclusive, coming soon, preview, DME
- The independent research stat grid — all key numbers with sources
- The shell game mechanism — how one-sided presentations work
- When a pre-market strategy genuinely serves seller interests
- 10 questions seller clients should ask any listing agent
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The Private Listings Debate — Complete Reference
A 16-page reference covering the history of private listings, the research on both sides, the Compass–Zillow timeline, state legislation, disclosure obligations, and proposed policy alternatives. Every major independent study on the question in one document.
8 Chapters
- Chapter 1: How We Got Here — the history of private listings
- Chapter 2: The Terminology — every term defined precisely
- Chapter 3: The Research — both sides, honestly presented (including Hayunga with caveats)
- Chapter 4: Common arguments and what the evidence shows
- Chapter 5: Compass vs. Zillow — the complete timeline
- Chapter 6: State Laws — Washington, Wisconsin, NAR policy
- Chapter 7: Disclosure, Liability & Brokerage Risk — the checklist
- Chapter 8: The Path Forward — what needs to change
The Underlying Research
Every figure in these documents traces back to a named, publicly available source. The Research section lists each study in full, including the studies that cut against the conclusions drawn here.