In a motion filed on Friday, Compass said that it seeks to ‘dent’ Zillow’s dominance and asked the court to stop Zillow’s ban on publicly marketed private listings, which takes effect on Monday
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Opinion
As we celebrate the 10th anniversary of same-sex marriage, Mary Mancera writes, though society is seemingly supportive of the community, discrimination against LGBTQ+ people remains visible
Opinion
Broker and attorney Greg Hague writes that the Compass vs. Zillow lawsuit will ultimately democratize real estate tech, empower innovation and put consumers back in control
EXp founder Glenn Sanford took a swing at Compass 2 days after his company was mentioned in a Compass lawsuit against Zillow — a lawsuit focused on one of the industry's most divisive topics
Judge Jamal N. Whitehead agreed to have the case heard by a jury in June 2026 at Compass's request and over NWMLS's objection that choosing a date was 'premature'
Opinion
Team leader Carl Medford writes that Zillow's brokerage license and algorithmic pricing suggestions could be setting it up for a legal showdown that threatens its entire business model
The president and CEO of Douglas Elliman sat down with Inman to discuss some of the brokerage's exciting updates and said he doesn't view speaking engagements as a chore, but a good deed
The antitrust suit, filed Monday in New York, accuses Zillow of using anticompetitive behavior and represents an escalation in an ongoing feud between the companies
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The controversial Grand Theft Auto streamer secured the 10-acre property with a $12.7M mortgage. The sellers are aerospace executives who built a new home on the estate in 2024
Customers of both Lone Wolf and Follow Up Boss no longer have to worry about separate logins or jumping between applications thanks to a new partnership between the popular software brands
Opinion
The data doesn’t lie: For the vast majority of sellers, the most effective and profitable way to sell a home is to list it publicly on the MLS, Windermere economist Jeff Tucker writes
A New York homeowner claims text messages sent by an associate broker at Keller Williams amounted to an ‘invasion of her privacy’ and a violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act
If you're in the process of staging a listing, it might be time to talk paint with your sellers. A new study from Zillow suggests that the right interior paint colors can boost home value by thousands