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Biggest stories of 2025: Zillow’s terrible, horrible, no good, very bad legal storm

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From lawsuits to mergers and acquisitions at a scale never seen before in real estate and everything in between, 2025 was full of twists, turns and surprises for the housing industry. HousingWire is rewinding and breaking down the biggest storylines in the real estate industry from this past year.  Despite strong revenue growth and a […]

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Zillow updates sites, apps after watchdog flags ad disclosure gaps

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BBB National Programs’ Digital Advertising Accountability Program (DAAP) has worked with Zillow Group to bring several of the company’s major brands into compliance with industry rules governing interest-based advertising. DAAP said it initiated a routine review of Zillow.com and detected third-party tracking activity used for targeted advertising. That prompted a broader examination of Zillow Group’s

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Redfin defends climate risk transparency after Zillow removes data

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While Zillow made waves earlier this week after removing climate risk data, which was supplied by First Street Technologies, from its listings, Redfin has taken a different approach. In a post on LinkedIn, Redfin’s chief economist Daryl Fairweather wrote that her firm had made the choice to continue displaying the data “because homebuyers find climate

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Court merges lawsuits over Zillow, Redfin’s multifamily listing deal

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The two antitrust lawsuits involving Zillow and Redfin’s $100 million multifamily rental syndication deal have been consolidated.  The plaintiffs in the lawsuits include the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and attorneys general in Virginia, Arizona, New York, Connecticut and Washington. The five states’ attorneys general filed their unopposed motion to combine their lawsuit with the suit filed

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Compass, Zillow debate irreparable harm at hearing

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Thursday marked day three of Compass’s preliminary injunction hearing in its antitrust lawsuit against Zillow. The day featured testimony from Compass executives and expert witnesses. The hearing, which is being held in New York City under the auspices of U.S. District Court Judge Jeanette Vargas, will be used to decide Compass’s motion seeking to block

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Compass, Zillow: Who gets to set the rules of online real estate? A judge may soon decide

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Compass’s preliminary injunction hearing in its antitrust lawsuit against Zillow continued throughout this week, before finishing up on Friday. The hearing, which is being held in New York City under the auspices of U.S. District Court Judge Jeanette Vargas, will be used to decide Compass’s motion seeking to block the enforcement of Zillow’s listing access

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Zillow launches new tool to help renters build credit

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Zillow is helping renters use their monthly payments to boost their credit profiles through CreditClimb, a new tool powered by Esusu. Renters can now enroll in CreditClimb directly through Zillow to have their on-time rent payments reported to the three major credit bureaus for $20 a year. The tool also helps renters track their credit

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Zillow violated RESPA in agent, mortgage businesses: Lawsuit

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A new class action lawsuit accuses Zillow of a massive kickback scheme in steering thousands of borrowers to its allegedly more expensive in-house financing business.  Araba Armstrong, an Alaska homebuyer who used Zillow’s services, is accusing the real estate giant of violating the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act. Her complaint filed in a Washington federal

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Inside Zillow’s legal storm: From RESPA to job discrimination

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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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Tech Pulse: AI advances, big earnings and policy shifts

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Welcome back to Tech Pulse — HousingWire‘s weekly series rounding up the latest in technology news, including tools, integrations and trends that impact mortgage and real estate. Here’s what happened this week: Zillow’s Follow Up Boss privacy policy changes spark industry debate Zillow‘s updated privacy policy for Follow Up Boss has sparked debate among real estate agents. The policy introduces

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