May 26, 2026
An Illinois federal judge temporarily restored Zillow's access to some 40,000 Chicago-area home listings that the company argued were wrongly withheld by Compass and a multiple listing service after the platform sought to enforce a ban on posts broadcast first on the private market.
May 22, 2026
A multiple listing service said Friday that Zillow is risking the loss of 40,000 home listings over its effort to exclude nine privately circulated posts, as the company seeks to enforce a ban on private home listings with a temporary injunction and antitrust lawsuit.
May 18, 2026
Zillow asked an Illinois federal court on Monday to stop real estate brokerage Compass from working with a Chicago-area multiple listing service to block access to home listings after Zillow established new rules around private listings on its site.
May 13, 2026
Zillow has accused property brokerage Compass and a Chicago-area multiple listing service provider of hatching a "backup plan" to protect a private home sales network, even after the online real estate marketplace company established a rule last year banning home listings from its platform that have appeared elsewhere for more than a day.