Kristen L. Haynes

Kristen L. Haynes

BIC, GC, CMRS Broker/Realtor, NC/SC

License #: Broker, NC: 173307, SC: 13212

New Home Buyers Brokers / Realty Pros

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Consumer Federation Petitions FTC and DOJ to Investigate Compass Over MLS Partnerships

The Consumer Federation of America (CFA) has penned a letter requesting that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) investigate mega-brokerage Compass for its several recent partnerships with MLSs that simultaneously expanded their platforms nationwide, alleging that the deals “raise significant anti-consumer concerns” and potentially “violate fair housing protections.” Specifically, the…

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The American Dream Isn’t Dead—the Strategy Has Simply Changed

USA Real Estate News-RISMedia - 37 min 34 sec ago

“Keeping the dream of homeownership alive today is really about helping people replace confusion with clarity. The dream is not dead. The strategy is just different.” This is how Adam Gillespie—a Denver-based Realtor®, AI strategist, CRM coach and co-founder of Apex Elite AI—describes the challenges facing those pursuing the American Dream of homeownership in today’s…

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Goings and Comings: Cities People Bolt, and Where They Often End Up

USA Real Estate News-RISMedia - 59 min 39 sec ago

It’s another example of life imitating art, for those either old enough to remember the “Green Acres” TV show theme, or maybe catch endless reruns on cable. Leave the big city for less hectic (and warmer) environs. Well, according to a new report from Redfin, it’s now happening big-time for real. Roughly one in five…

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Zillow CFO Warns of ‘Downward Spiral’ as Hearing in Compass/MRED Lawsuit Heats Up

USA Real Estate News-RISMedia - Wed, 2026-07-01 20:36

Above, the Everett McKinley Dirksen United States Courthouse in Chicago. Photo by Clarissa Garza. CHICAGO—Zillow Chief Financial Officer Jeremy Hofmann testified Wednesday afternoon that a permanent loss of Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED)’s listing feed could trigger what he called a “downward spiral” for Zillow’s business, as testimony continued in the preliminary injunction hearing between…

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Watchdogs urge FTC, DOJ probe of Compass-MRED deal

USA Real Estate News-Inman - Wed, 2026-07-01 17:50
A letter from the CFA and other watchdogs landed as Zillow, Compass and MRED began a two-day preliminary injunction hearing in Illinois.
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