How New York’s proposed ban stacks up in states’ fight over private listings

New York in April became the latest state to wade into the fight over private listings. Now, the bill is headed for Gov. Kathy Hochul’s desk.  Hochul is poised to approve the legislation, sealing New York’s place among the states with their own plays against private listing networks.  The most hawkish example so far took effect this week, with Washington state banning exclusive “pocket listings” after Gov. Bob Ferguson signed the bill into law in March, marking the adoption of some of the toughest legal restrictions on how and where agents market listings so far.  Washington’s statute bars agents from […]

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