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House bill would bar pocket listings in residential market, sponsors say to increase transparency
Summary
House Bill 2,512 would prohibit brokers from marketing residential properties to an exclusive group unless the property is simultaneously marketed publicly; supporters cite fair‑housing and competition concerns while some brokers urge an opt‑out to preserve seller privacy.
House Bill 2,512, introduced in the House Consumer Protection and Business Committee, would make it an unfair practice for a licensed broker to market a residential property only to a limited or exclusive group unless the property is concurrently marketed to the public.
Representative Strom Peterson (21st District), the bill’s prime sponsor, said the measure is about market transparency. "I think that the key word in this piece of legislation is really around transparency," Peterson told the committee, arguing that private networks can create an "exclusive" subset of buyers and undermine broad access to housing…
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