A Zillow spokesperson tells me they believe the policy will have the opposite effect. And while it'll take some time to see how things play out, I do think it's safe to say that buyers want to be ...

Compass's lawsuit against Zillow, filed a week before enforcement of that ban was set to begin, accuses the real estate behemoth of using its "monopoly power" to force people to advertise their homes ...

Compass sues to stop ‘Zillow ban’ Compass claims Zillow has engaged in an anticompetitive conspiracy to maintain a monopoly over digital home listings, the New York Times reported June 23, 2025.

“The Zillow Ban seeks to ensure that all home listings in this country are steered on to its dominant search platform so Zillow can monetize each home listing and protect its monopoly,” Compass said ...

Critics have dubbed the rule, which went into effect Monday, the "Zillow ban." Compass has argued that it should be able to offer listings marketed exclusively via its own platform without having ...

Compass COMP.N, the largest U.S. residential real estate brokerage by sales volume, sued Zillow ZG.O on Monday, accusing the nation's largest online real estate portal of violating federal ...

Compass's lawsuit against Zillow, filed a week before enforcement of that ban was set to begin, accuses the real estate behemoth of using its "monopoly power" to force people to advertise their homes ...

Zillow’s policy would, in effect, ban these homes from ending up on the aggregator. “This lawsuit is about protecting consumer choice,” Compass CEO Robert Reffkin said in a statement.

Zillow ’s listing standards policy, which bans listings on its site that are publicly marketed prior to being entered into the MLS, is slated to go into effect on Monday, June 30. As expected ...