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Zillow vs MLS Battle Heats Up | Real Estate News
Zillow is locked in a high-stakes legal battle with Chicago’s MRED and brokerage Compass over private home listings, accusing them of anticompetitive tactics that cut Zillow out of the market before homes go public. When MRED severed Zillow’s data access, nearly 40,000 listings vanished—forcing a judge to intervene. MRED claims Zillow violated listing agreements, while Compass CEO Robert Reffkin defends private marketing as a proven strategy that drives higher sales and faster closings, even alleging Zillow once offered them cash to stop it. Zillow counters with its “listing access…
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