If you’ve lost count of the number of lawsuits filed against Zillow over the past six months you probably aren’t alone. The listing portal giant’s legal woes began in mid-June 2025, when Compass filed its antitrust lawsuit against Zillow, and they kicked into yet another gear late last week when a home buyer plaintiff filed […]
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Compass may want to drag Redfin into its legal battle involving Zillow’s listing access standards, but the Rocket Companies-owned firm is not having it. On Tuesday, Redfin filed its own letter addressed to Judge Jeannette Vargas of the U.S. District Court in New York City calling Compass’s motion to compel Redfin to produce documents “untimely
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Chappaqua, New York home sellers, married couple Andrew and Eri Uerkwitz, are claiming that flood risk data provided by First Street Technology accompanying their listing on Zillow is to blame for their home-selling woes, according to a story first published by the Daily Mail. In April 2025, the Uerkwitzes listed their Westchester County home, which
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After 16 years with @properties, Peter Cummins has decided to move himself and his team Cummins Advisors to Baird & Warner. Cummins, who was affiliated with @properties in Winnetka, Illinois on Chicago’s North Shore, announced the move on Monday. In addition to leading his team at @properties, Cummins also previously served as Village Manager of
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The National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) Multiple Listing Options for Sellers (MLOS) Policy is slated to go into effect on September 30, and MLSs across the country are gearing up for the implementation of the policy. The policy, which was announced in early March, outlines the creation of delayed marketing exempt listings. According to the
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Compass has appointed Ethan Glass as its new chief legal officer. Glass — a veteran antitrust lawyer — previously led the global antitrust and competition practice at Cooley LLP and directed U.S. Department of Justice teams that investigated and sued multiple listing service (MLS) organizations over anticompetitive conduct. “I’m honored to join Compass, a company
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Despite the threat of having their listings banned from Zillow, it appears that more and more Compass home seller clients are choosing to use at least some parts of Compass’s three-phase marketing plan and listing their property as a Compass exclusive. Since bottoming out in mid-July, the number of Compass exclusive listings has risen to
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Zillow’s critics may say that the company has never had the best interests of real estate agents at heart. But on the company’s second-quarter 2025 earnings call on Wednesday night, executives looked to set the record straight. “As we work to streamline residential real estate transactions with our ‘Housing Super App,’ everything we build is
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While some brokerages are leaning into the use of private listing networks, luxury firm Douglas Elliman said it does not want private listing networks to become the norm. “At Douglas Elliman, we have a long- standing commitment to offering clients greater choice and flexibility while continuing to promote equal access to listings and uphold a
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Compass and Zillow are taking their legal battle to the courtroom. On Thursday, Judge Jeannette A. Vargas, a New York City-based U.S. District Court judge, ruled that the evidentiary hearing for Compass’s motion for a preliminary injunction in its suit against Zillow will begin on November 18, 2025, and end on November 21, 2025. In
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