Here are several quotes cited in the article published on Inman News following the Open House 2026 event hosted by Council of Multiple Listing Services (CMLS) in Ft. Lauderdale, FL September 29 - October 01, 2026. Reffkin said Compass will sue MLSs starting in mid-October, in a session attendees called tense.
Ninoska "Nina" Fabbri, CEO of Homezai, a startup that uses AI to schedule and manage property showings for agents, also said there was tension in the room during the session.
Fabbri said her concerns is what happens to housing data if more homes are marketed outside of the MLS. "If we do what Compass is saying, we will no longer have the kind of data, and that's going to hurt not only the housing industry, but think about the repercussions of that when it comes to economic reporting," Fabbri told Inman.
Fabbri, who is from Nicaragua, said most countries don't have a system like the MLS. "Inventory is the market, and data is its memory," she wrote in a LinkedIn post after the session.
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Article: Inman News: 'Uncomfortable' and 'tense': CMLS attendees push back on Reffkin pitch (exclusive)
Publication: Inman News
Author: Jessi Healy
Publish Date: October 01, 2026
