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Lawmakers urge FTC to probe real estate referral practices

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Two federal lawmakers are urging Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Andrew Ferguson to investigate the referral practices of online real estate platforms.  In a letter sent to Chairman Ferguson last Friday, Representatives Jennifer McClellan and Donald Beyer, both Democrats from Virginia, claimed that “certain deceptive or insufficiently transparent internet advertising and solicitation practices may be […]

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Tennessee brokers brace for Zillow listing cutoff amid Realtracs dispute

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A little over a week after real estate agents and brokers in the Chicagoland area saw their listings disappear from Zillow after Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED) suspended its data feed to the listing portal giant, real estate professionals in Tennessee are preparing for the same possibility.  In an email sent to broker members on

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Judge orders MRED to restore Zillow listing feeds in Chicago

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Chicagoland area listings are back on Zillow and Trulia as of Friday afternoon, after Chicago-based federal Judge John Tharp, Jr. granted in part Zillow’s preliminary injunction motion seeking to prevent Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED) from suspending its listing feeds.  On Monday, Zillow filed the motion in its antitrust lawsuit against MRED and Compass International

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Everything you need to know about Zillow’s listing war with MRED and Compass

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The battle between Zillow, Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED) and Compass International Holdings, reached a zenith this week when MRED suspended its IDX and VOW listing feeds to Zillow and Trulia. This came after the portal allegedly refused to cure what the MLS called a “material breach” of its license agreements. MRED claims that, according

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Should agents join the Google listing pilot, or sit it out?

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I’d like to share a New York expression because it’s very appropriate for this situation. “Fool me once, shame on me. Fool me twice, I should slap myself in the head.” I am watching colleagues I respect, smart people in this industry, telling agents to get on board with the new Google listing pilot. Set

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The MRED Zillow legal fight just hit agents and sellers directly

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Real estate professionals across the Greater Chicagoland area awoke Wednesday to find their listings removed from Zillow, as the fight between the listing portal giant and the local MLS, Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED), which already includes an antitrust lawsuit, escalated.  On Wednesday morning, MRED announced that it was suspending listing data feeds to Zillow

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Zillow seeks injunction as MRED threatens data feed cutoff

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Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED) is threatening to suspend its listing data feeds to Zillow Group websites, including Zillow.com and Trulia.com, unless Zillow cures what the MLS says is a material breach of its license agreements by late Tuesday. In an announcement on Monday, the Illinois-based MLS said it will cut off Zillow’s IDX and

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Zillow drops as profit view misses on legal, ad costs

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Zillow Group Inc. shares dropped as much as 9% in post-market trading on Wednesday after the company forecast second-quarter profit that missed Wall Street expectations, citing legal and advertising expenses and a flat housing market. Processing Content The online real estate marketplace sees second-quarter adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization in a range

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Zillow bets on pre-marketing to unlock new growth

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Zillow Group started off 2026 with a strong financial performance in the first quarter of the year, recording an 18% annual increase in revenue to $708 million and a net income of $46 million, up from $8 million in Q1 2025.  Chief financial officer Jeremy Hofmann attributes this strong performance to Zillow’s consistent execution of its

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Zillow, Realtor.com team up to broaden pre-market home access

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Zillow and Realtor.com are joining forces to display Zillow’s pre-market Preview listings on both portals, extending early access to for-sale homes to buyers across the two largest U.S. real estate search sites, according to an announcement on Tuesday. Beginning this summer, homes entered as Zillow Preview listings will also appear as Realtor.com Preview listings on

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