Pocket listings, also called off-market or private listings, aren't something new in the real estate world. Recently, they've actually seen an upsurge as a more mainstream option for those who want to ...

A: A pocket listing seems to be one of the biggest mysteries in today’s market. A pocket listing is off-market or does not appear on the Multiple Listing Service. Sellers may decide to not use the ...

A pocket listing is a home for sale that isn’t publicly listed on the multiple listing service (MLS). Sellers can work with agents to let them know they prefer to keep their home quiet and only make ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A three-bedroom home in central Fresno near Shields and West has just gone on the market for $315,000. Realty Concepts Broker Don Scordino doesn't expect the property to last ...

Zillow finds pocket listings cluster in majority‑white Chicago neighborhoods. MLS, brokers and lawmakers are now clashing.

An old-school real estate practice that hides home listings from public view can make some homebuyers feel left out. It's called a "pocket listing," and it's steeped in controversy for a number of ...

Fair housing advocates are sounding the alarm about the growing prevalence of “pocket listings,” warning that the trend threatens to undermine decades of progress toward eliminating discrimination in ...

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The second of two lawsuits dealing with pocket listings has been allowed to proceed after a U.S. District Court judge in California granted the plaintiff’s motion for reconsideration on Monday. In ...

Two days after The PLS.com and three of the nation’s largest multiple listing services notified the court they had reached a settlement in their ongoing legal battle, the listing site filed a motion ...

There’s nothing worse than seeing the perfect house and finding out it’s already the object of a bidding war. As mortgage rates remain high and inventory remains low, the competition for homes is only ...