But the pro-private listing position in the industry has largely focused on the financial and practical benefits of “seller choice”—something that might sway many who practice real estate, but does not seem to be the focus of lawmakers and consumer advocates. Asked whether the internet or more formalized private networks might alleviate the discriminatory impacts of informal pocket listings, Korver-Glenn is careful to say that data is needed to make an empirical judgement on that question, but that prior research suggests that even somewhat accessible private networks will likely reflect “segregating dynamics.” Reffkin also said during sworn testimony in one of the private-listing focused court cases that a fair housing lawyer “signed off” on the company’s practice of advertising private…