Robert Reffkin is changing the way Americans buy homes. Who do those changes help?

Published April 26, 2026

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CNN sought the expertise of Tanya Monestier regarding changes to conventions for listing homes on online platforms, with sales being listed on individual sites and “rolling out” gradually to multiple platforms. “We’ve had this really open system, and now it may become a system where you almost have to check individual brokerage websites to see listings,” said Monestier, who notes that the changes will disadvantage buyers.. “A buyer would have to know to that, but no one even knows this is happening.”

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