Zillow’s lead-fee and referral model raises concerns about placing a platform between consumers and homes, but restricting listings on major portals is viewed as contrary to consumer interests. The Chicago dispute is framed as the result of long-building friction, where an agreement between Compass and MRED led the MLS to shut off Zillow’s feed and Zillow responded through litigation. For about 30 hours, many Chicago-area listings disappeared from Zillow while remaining on Compass, creating immediate visibility disruption. A longer outage would likely trigger seller and agent backlash, especially for properties already sitting on the market. Clear Cooperation is credited with reducing off-MLS pocket listings by requiring publicly marketed listings to be submitted to the MLS within a set timeframe, adopted during a low-inventory period.
"The rule, which took effect in 2020 just as the pandemic drove inventory to historic lows, requires that within a set timeframe, listings marketed publicly must be submitted to the MLS. Lamacchia believes it prevented widespread off-MLS pocket listing p"
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