Zillow sharpens battle lines in fight over private home listings

Zillow sharpens battle lines in fight over private home listings

By Patrick Clark and Jennifer Epstein | Bloomberg Zillow Group is setting new rules for marketing properties on its websites and apps, escalating a fight between the online real estate company and brokerage giant Compass over how US homes are sold. Sellers’ agents wanting to market their properties on Zillow’s sites must follow a new standard requiring that the listings be available widely, according to a statement issued April 10. If a for-sale…

Zillow's threat to ban 'private listings' sets stage for real estate battle over home listings

Compass Real Estate — the nation’s largest residential broker — has been trying to play a version of gatekeeper by keeping new home listings...

Realtors and Zillow are going to war. Homebuyers will pay the price.

Getty Images; Ava Horton/BIThousands of real estate agents across the US opened their email Saturday night to find an unexpected message from Andy Florance, the CEO of CoStar Group and Homes.com. As the top executive for one of real estate's largest search websites, Florance had a lot on his mind. For months, the industry has been embroiled in a fight over "exclusive inventory" — homes marketed for sale by real estate agents but purposely kept o…

NWMLS hits back at Compass, suspends — then reinstates

The ongoing feud between the brokerage giant and the Seattle-based MLS over private listings escalated this week. Will the current truce hold?

Redfin Joins Zillow in Not Featuring Delayed Listings

Redfin became the latest big name to support the National Association of Realtors' updates to its pocket listing policy.

The Zillow Listing Ban Isn’t About Fairness, It’s About Control

Let’s stop pretending this is about fairness. Zillow’s newly announced listing policy—set to take effect this May—claims to support the National Association of REALTORS®’ (NAR) Clear Cooperation Policy (CCP). But make no mistake: this isn’t about creating an equitable marketplace. It’s about Zillow asserting control over agents, sellers and the way homes are marketed. Under… The post Zillow’s New Listing Ban Isn’t About Fairness—It’s About Contr…