West USA Realty joins Zillow in championing transparent listing practices
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West USA Realty, Arizona's largest regional real estate brand with over 3,000 agents across 16 offices, has partnered with Zillow to adopt new listing access standards promoting transparency in real estate listings. The standards, effective May 2025, implement the National Association of Realtors' Clear Cooperation policy, requiring publicly marketed listings to be entered into the MLS within one day and published on Zillow, Trulia, and other MLS-fed platforms.
The partnership aims to ensure equitable and timely access to real estate information, creating a more open and competitive housing market. West USA Realty joins industry leaders like NextHome and eXp Realty in this initiative, which mandates that listings not meeting these criteria won't be published on Zillow or Trulia for the duration of the listing.
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- Strategic partnership with major Arizona brokerage (3,000+ agents) expands Zillow's market reach
- Implementation of Clear Cooperation policy strengthens Zillow's position in listing standardization
- Partnership enhances ZG's competitive advantage in the Arizona real estate market
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- Non-compliant listings will be excluded from Zillow and Trulia platforms, potentially affecting listing volume
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West USA Realty, established in 1986, is one of
"At West USA Realty, we believe that providing our clients with the most accurate and comprehensive information is essential to their success in the real estate market," said Nick Weitekamp, executive vice president, West USA Realty. "By aligning with Zillow's pro-consumer listing access standards, we're reinforcing our responsibility to ensure sellers receive maximum visibility and reach the widest possible audience, and that buyers have a clear understanding of their choices. This commitment to transparency aligns perfectly with our promise to deliver exceptional service to both buyers and sellers alike in
Zillow's listing access standards outline how the company is implementing the National Association of Realtors' Clear Cooperation policy on its platform. Namely, a listing publicly marketed to some buyers must be available to all buyers, by ensuring that listing is entered into the MLS within one day and published on Zillow, Trulia, and other sites that receive MLS feeds. Listings that don't meet this criteria won't be published on Zillow or Trulia for the life of the listing. The standards will go into effect on Zillow and Trulia in May.
"West USA Realty is joining others who share our belief that transparency is the foundation of a healthy real estate market," said Errol Samuelson, chief industry development officer at Zillow. "By joining us and many others across the industry in adopting these listing standards, they're helping ensure that buyers, sellers, and agents have equal access to the same critical information when it matters most. This partnership strengthens our collective effort to foster a more open, competitive, and consumer-focused real estate experience in
West USA Realty joins other industry leaders – including NextHome and eXp Realty – in this commitment to transparent practices prioritizing access for all agents and consumers, so they can make more informed choices.
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