CPI Data, Consumer Housing Trends Report, & Bright MLS VS Reffkin on Clear Cooperation | KBP 090

Byron Lazine and Tom Toole discuss mixed signals from this week's CPI report (for September 2024), Zillow's 2025 consumer housing trends report for agents, the latest news on NAR's Clear Cooperation policy (Bright MLS vs Compass CEO Robert Reffkin), and NAR's appeal to the Supreme Court.

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Resources:

https://www.zillow.com/agent-resources/blog/2025-consumer-trends-report/

https://www.housingwire.com/articles/cpi-inflation-september-2024-bls/#

https://www.inman.com/2024/10/10/bright-mls-ceo-corrects-robert-reffkin-on-clear-cooperation-policy/

https://nowbam.com/nar-vs-doj-taking-the-antitrust-battle-to-the-supreme-court/

https://www.bls.gov/ppi/

https://www.bls.gov/cpi/

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/10/10/cpi-inflation-september-2024.html

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