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The Update Podcast with Saul Klein, John Reilly, and Tristan AhumadaAuthor: The Data Advocate
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Episode 44: Real Estate is Illegal Now? Zillow, Rocket & The RESPA Nightmare
Episode 44
Wednesday, 28 January, 2026
Welcome back to The Update, where Tristan Ahumada, Saul Klein, and John Reilly discuss why waking up as a real estate professional feels like dodging a subpoena. In this episode, we plunge into Rocket Mortgage lawsuit and the Zillow RESPA violation. Apparently, attorneys ran out of things to do, so they found a "new" loophole involving RESPA violations regarding steering and undisclosed referral fees. It turns out, getting kickbacks for sending your clients to a specific lender is frowned upon, who knew? We also dissect the four horsemen of the real estate apocalypse: litigation, consolidation, regulation, and legislation. If you thought selling houses was just about opening doors, think again; it’s now about avoiding breach of fiduciary duty while navigating anti-trust landmines. Later, we discuss Compass Real Estate and their plan to take over the world (or at least your desktop). Robert Refkin is building an Agent Operating System that aims to be the end-to-end solution for brokers. Is it innovation, or just a really expensive way to recreate the MLS? Speaking of expensive, Optimal Blue is facing a class action for alleged mortgage price fixing. Because interest rates weren't high enough already. Finally, we wrap up with the future of MLS and the ongoing assault on private property rights. Is the MLS dead? Probably not, but the real estate news cycle certainly wishes it was.
