Zillow is increasingly at the center of the lives of homebuyers, homesellers and real estate professionals. Here’s what changed in 2025, and how it paid off for the company
Compass filed suit last summer and asked the court to stop Zillow from enforcing its Listing Access Standards. In the ruling, the judge said Compass 'has not shown a likelihood of success'
The parent company of the Homes.com real estate portal said the 'investment phase' is over, and that selling or abandoning the site would be premature
As the industry heads for a debate over the future of the multiple listing system, ‘we're not going to get involved,’ Kevin Brown said on stage at Inman Connect New York
During an appearance at Inman Connect New York, NAR CEO called for keeping the organization at the center of the industry while not competing with brokerages and members
Compass CEO kept his sights on NAR, MLSs, which he says are too restrictive, and Zillow in his call for widespread reform of the existing status quo in real estate
Court documents show how Zillow saw potential threats to its growth in the technology Compass was building for both agents and consumers
The company said the terminations were performance-based and part of its typical annual review process. Zillow has open roles for approximately the same number of employees
A day after a prominent hedge fund investor launched a hostile takeover bid of CoStar’s board over concerns about the real estate portal, CoStar doubled down on its Homes.com strategy
A major New York hedge fund has called on CoStar to divest or shut down its residential real estate business, which has focused on Homes.com
Three homebuyer plaintiffs sued Rocket Companies on Monday, alleging the company violated RESPA through its lead referral program for real estate agents
President Trump kept his focus on a potential ban on institutional homebuyers and highlighted existing plans to buy $200B in mortgage bonds to drive down rates
Russ Cofano and Amit Kulkarni of Alloy Advisors are among a group that has created the 'Playbook for MLS Access in the Post NAR Policy Era'
As it geared up to fight for rules that were favorable to its private listings strategy, Compass set out to understand where hundreds of MLSs stood — and to create a 1-to-5 ranking system
INMAN EXCLUSIVE: Court documents shed light on Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman's unique view of private listings — a position that landed somewhere between Compass and Zillow
The 2 portals say the syndication agreement they struck last year provides advantages for both renters searching for homes and property managers looking to lease buildings
After 20 years as CEO of one of the largest companies in real estate, Kelman says he now plans to find a role outside of the industry
INMAN EXCLUSIVE: A draft bill in the Washington State Legislature appears to be the next staging ground for the fight over how real estate listings are marketed
‘If we had twice the market share in all of our markets, you can’t bully us anymore.’ A huge new filing sheds light on Compass’s internal strategy as it battles Zillow, NAR and the MLSs
‘Listings are the lifeblood of our company’: A trove of newly released documents in the lawsuit between Zillow and Compass sheds light on the private listing fight
