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The high-stakes battle over private pocket listings is officially moving out of local MLS boardrooms and straight into state license law. Lawmakers are finally stepping in to tear down corporate walled gardens.

Everyone is talking about an "inventory shortage," but 47 years in this business has taught me a grittier truth. We aren't in a shortage; we’re in a closed equity loop. While first-time buyers sweat every basis point at 7%, my generation is moving $34 Trillion in wealth with single wire transfers. It’s time to talk about the "Brick Wall" that’s locking the next generation out of the American Dream.

You might think the battle over 'who gets to see the house first' started with the internet, but it's nothing new. From the 'Runners' of 1885 to the digital gatekeepers of today, history is repeating itself. Are we innovating, or are we just rebuilding the exclusionary practices we spent decades dismantling?