3: Lawsuits, Settlements, and Inman Interim Editorial Director Jim Dalrymple Joins!

1️⃣ Compass Ordered to Hand Over Anywhere Deal Docs to Zillow A court orders Compass to produce internal documents about its acquisition of Anywhere Real Estate.2️⃣ Zillow is now an app inside ChatGPT!3️⃣ Five More Settlements Granted Preliminary Approval in Gibson Case Judges grant preliminary approval for another wave of commission settlements — continuing the billion-dollar reshaping of agent compensation.4️⃣ FTC Lawsuit Paused, but Five States Join In Against Zillow & Redfin Even as the FTC’s lawsuit is paused by the federal shutdown, Arizona, Connecticut, New York, Virginia, and Washington step in with their own filings over the same syndication deal.5️⃣ FICO Launches Direct Credit Score Licensing ProgramFICO cuts out the credit bureaus, offering lenders direct access at lower rates — a potential shake-up in mortgage costs.💡 Tech CornerPerplexity launches ‘Comet,’ an AI-powered browserReal-time research that summarizes pages as you browse — fast, transparent, but raising new questions about sameness in digital storytelling.https://www.perplexity.ai/comet--------Follow instagram.com/thecleanclose and thecleanclose.substack.com!If you have a product you think would be great for our audience, send over an email to [email protected]. Thank you for watching!xx,Courtney