US EditionCompass files lawsuit against Zillow over private home listings policy
UNITED STATES, JUN 23 – Compass alleges Zillow's 24-hour listing policy restricts off-market sales and violates antitrust laws, threatening nearly 7,000 private listings, according to Compass and industry analysts.
- Compass has initiated legal action against Zillow in a federal court located in New York, challenging the company's new rule that prohibits home listings marketed elsewhere for over 24 hours from appearing on Zillow's platform.
- Compass alleges Zillow uses this 'Zillow Ban' to block competitors by requiring exclusive listings on its platform, which Compass claims reduces homeowner choice and violates antitrust laws.
- Zillow's policy, announced in April 2025 and set to take effect June 30, prevents listings from appearing on Zillow if marketed on other platforms for over a day, with Redfin and eXp Realty as allies enforcing it.
- Compass CEO Robert Reffkin emphasized that the lawsuit aims to preserve consumer choice, while the company argued that in a competitive market, success should depend on the quality of competitors’ offerings rather than decisions controlled by a dominant player like Zillow.
- The lawsuit requests an injunction to stop the policy, arguing that Zillow’s approach suppresses competition in a U.S. real estate environment where sellers currently outnumber buyers by close to 34% as of April 2025.
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