Pocket listings are the hidden treasures of real estate. Or, at least, they seem to be. There's a real appeal in finding a perfect house for sale that hardly anybody knows about. Yet, pocket listings ...

What is a pocket listing in real estate? A pocket listing — also commonly referred to as an exclusive or off-market listing — isn’t included in the MLS, as most sale listings are. That means that ...

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 ...

Houses are bought and sold all year long, but spring is real estate season. The industry’s busiest few months are just heating up, and if you’re planning to sell, you’re probably scrambling to get ...

While the rise of pocket listings — when a residential property is put up for sale without being placed on the Multiple Listing Service — are tough to track, one local broker said it should concern ...

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 ...

South Florida real estate is experiencing an incredible cycle marked by relentless demand from domestic buyers, sky-high sales prices and rock-bottom levels of inventory. In such an overheated market, ...

The National Listing Service wants to help agents compete with big portals such as Zillow, Realtor.com and Redfin for control of their lead generation. A year after re-launching as a public-facing ...