The real estate industry is at a breaking point and Realtor.com CEO Damian Eales isn’t holding back.
In this episode of Real Estate Insiders Unfiltered, James and Keith sit down with Damian for a blunt conversation on the state of housing in America, the war over listing data, and what he believes is the most important fight of our time: affordable homeownership.
You’ll hear:
- Why MLSs are under attack—and what it means for agents
- The danger of private listing networks (and how they harm consumers)
- How Realtor.com+ gives agents their own client-facing experience to compete with portals
- Damian’s take on CoStar, Homes.com, and flawed audience metrics
- How political inaction and NIMBYism are making the crisis worse
- What needs to happen—federally and locally—to solve housing affordability
This episode also covers the new Realtor.com+ product, giving MLS members a co-branded portal to protect their clients from being remarketed.
Damian pulls no punches on the need for transparency, cooperation, and getting back to the true mission: serving buyers and sellers.
Links mentioned during the show:
- Damian’s blog post
- Episode 26 with Damian: The Portal Wars with Realtor.com’s New CEO Damian Eales
- Episode 15 with Danielle Hale: Housing Market Affordability: The Fed Forecast on Interest Rates
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