Featuring Guest: James Harris | Founder, Breezy.ai | Founder

📰 The Redfin-Compass Deal: What It Means for Agents
The biggest news in real estate right now: Compass International Holdings (formerly Compass) has struck a three-year strategic alliance with Rocket Companies and Redfin. Here's the breakdown:
Compass's "Coming Soon" listings will now appear on Redfin starting March 16, with "Private Exclusive" listings to follow — reaching Redfin's 60 million monthly visitors.

Over the three-year term, Redfin will funnel over 1 million buyer inquiries directly to Compass listing agents — no referral fee required.
The partnership sidesteps Zillow entirely, creating an off-MLS, off-Zillow platform with a massive built-in user base — a direct shot in the ongoing portal wars.

The deal has drawn scrutiny from lawmakers and consumer advocates concerned about transparency and housing affordability.

🏛️ States Moving to Limit Private Listings
A growing wave of state legislation is taking aim at private and off-market real estate listings, requiring broader public marketing. Here's where things stand:
Wisconsin: Already passed legislation (Act 69) requiring listings to be publicly marketed within one business day of signing a listing agreement. Takes effect January 1, 2027.
Washington: Bill SB 6091 passed the Senate unanimously and is heading to the House. It would make marketing to an exclusive group of buyers an "unfair practice" — unless the property is also simultaneously marketed publicly.
Illinois: Bill HB 4964 follows the Wisconsin model — brokers must publicly list within one calendar day of signing, with a seller opt-out option requiring written disclosure.
Hawaii: Has also introduced a similar bill, reflecting a national trend toward mandating transparency in listing practices.

💬 Showing Feedback — Jared James
Industry educator Jared James shares his take on showing feedback — should you be asking for it, and what should you actually do with it?
Watch the reel: instagram.com/reel/DGmBiYBvGPe

🎙️ Guest Spotlight: James Harris & Breezy.ai
Real estate veteran and luxury agent James Harris joins us to talk about Breezy.ai — the AI-powered platform he's building to serve as an agent's daily operating system.
What is Breezy.ai?
Designed to be a single platform for agents to manage their day — communication, scheduling, notes, intelligence, and more.
Built with real agent feedback: an early beta group of roughly 200 agents across markets and price points helped shape the product and surface unexpected use cases.
Standout moment: Breezy's integrated AI note-taker, originally built for meetings, automatically joined a user's webinar when she couldn't attend — effectively letting her be in two places at once.
Feature Highlight: Underbuilt
Breezy's most ambitious feature is a proprietary property intelligence layer called Underbuilt — giving agents an instant report on any address covering zoning constraints, setbacks, height limits, and development parameters.
This information typically requires agents to navigate complex municipal databases or hire outside consultants — Breezy makes it instant.
Underbuilt is expected to cover more than 80% of U.S. jurisdictions in the coming months.
Read more: James Harris Wants Breezy to Be the Agent's Daily Operating System — https://www.inman.com/2026/02/13/james-harris-wants-breezy-to-be-the-agents-daily-operating-system/

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