"Despite strong revenue growth and a rapidly scaling mortgage operation, 2025 was a challenging year for Zillow. The listing portal's woes are primarily due to the apparently ravenous appetite for litigation that seems to have possessed the real estate industry. Zillow's legal challenges began ramping up in mid-June of this year when Compass filed its antitrust lawsuit against the company over its listing access standards policy."
"Since then another seven lawsuits have been filed with claims ranging from Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) violations, to copyright infringement, and job discrimination. The lawsuits, which have been filed by plaintiffs ranging from home buyers to competitors like CoStar Group and even the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), threaten nearly all sides of Zillow's business model. With thousands of agents across the country relying on various aspects of Zillow's business,"
"Compass and Zillow have already headed to court over the Robert Reffkin-helmed firm's antitrust claims against the listing portal giant. At a hearing for Compass's preliminary injunction motion seeking to block Zillow from enforcing its listing access standards policy in mid-November, the two parties outlined their main arguments in the lawsuit. Judge Jeannette Vargas, who is overseeing the lawsuit in U.S. District Court in New York City, is expected to rule on Compass's motion in the coming weeks"
Zillow experienced significant legal pressure in 2025 despite strong revenue growth and a rapidly scaling mortgage operation. Litigation escalated beginning in mid-June when Compass filed an antitrust lawsuit over Zillow's listing access standards policy. Seven additional lawsuits followed alleging RESPA violations, copyright infringement, and job discrimination. Plaintiffs include home buyers, competitors such as CoStar Group, and the Federal Trade Commission, targeting multiple aspects of Zillow's business model. Thousands of agents use Zillow services like Premier Agent and Follow Up Boss, raising widespread concern about operational impacts. Compass pursued a preliminary injunction, with Judge Jeannette Vargas expected to rule soon.
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