"Real estate giants Zillow and Compass are currently embroiled in a high-stakes legal battle centered on Zillow's policy of banning certain privately marketed property listings from its platform, a conflict that could reshape the industry's approach to home sales and listing data control. A judge is currently deliberating on Compass's request for a preliminary injunction to halt Zillow's policy during the litigation."
"The dispute focuses on Zillow's Listing Access Standards , which went into effect on June 30, 2025. This policy requires any listing that is publicly marketed to be submitted to a local Multiple Listing Service (MLS) within one business day to appear on Zillow's website. If a listing is not compliant, it faces a ban from Zillow's platform. Compass, the nation's largest brokerage by sales volume, sued Zillow in June 2025, claiming the policy is an anticompetitive tactic and an abuse of Zillow's market dominance."
"Compass argues its "three-phased marketing strategy" (which allows for "office exclusive" or "pocket" listings for an initial period) offers value to sellers, and Zillow's ban harms competition and limits consumer choice. Zillow maintains the policy promotes transparency and fairness in the housing market, ensuring all buyers have equal access to listings."
Zillow implemented Listing Access Standards on June 30, 2025, requiring any publicly marketed listing to be submitted to a local MLS within one business day to appear on Zillow; noncompliant listings are banned from the platform. Compass sued Zillow in June 2025, claiming the rule is anticompetitive and an abuse of Zillow's market dominance, and arguing its three-phased marketing strategy provides seller value through initial office-exclusive or pocket listings. Zillow says the rule promotes transparency and equal buyer access and warns exemptions would let large brokerages hoard listings. A four-day evidentiary hearing concluded on November 21, 2025, with a judge weighing Compass's request for a preliminary injunction.
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