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A major Bay Area real estate firm is leaning into private listings. Critics contend buyers and sellers will be hurt

Today’s housing market mostly operates out in the open — in one place, buyers surfing Zillow or Redfin can see nearly every home listed for sale. But in recent months, one of the industry’s largest brokerages, Compass, has been pushing for more sellers to list their homes “privately” — meaning they can only be viewed by buyers represented by a Compass agent. The company is also seeking changes …
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