REX - Real Estate Exchange Inc v. Zillow Inc et al

  1. June 09, 2023

    Zillow, NAR Try To Sink Antitrust Suit Over Website Redesign

    Zillow and the National Association of Realtors this week tried to escape claims in Washington federal court from a defunct brokerage accusing the company and trade group of hurting its business with a website redesign.

  2. April 26, 2023

    Zillow CEO Can Be Deposed In Antitrust Case, Judge Says

    A federal judge in Washington state has ordered Zillow CEO Richard Barton to sit for a deposition in an antitrust lawsuit from a former brokerage against the home-listing website and the National Association of Realtors.

  3. April 24, 2023

    Zillow Looks To Block CEO Deposition In Antitrust Case

    Zillow has asked a Washington federal judge to stop its CEO from being deposed in a suit accusing it and the National Association of Realtors of anti-competitive behavior, saying the CEO has no unique knowledge to offer about the company's move to join various multiple listing services.

  4. April 19, 2023

    Former Brokerage Battles Zillow, NAR Over Antitrust Trial Date

    A former real estate brokerage traded blows in Washington federal court with Zillow and the National Association of Realtors this week over the latter two's attempt to delay the trial date in a lawsuit accusing them of antitrust activities.

  5. January 10, 2023

    Info Requests Heat Up In Antitrust Suit Against Zillow, NAR

    A former real estate brokerage told a Washington federal judge on Tuesday that a consultant's analysis of damages stemming from antitrust activities alleged in a suit against Zillow and the National Association of Realtors are protected under work product privilege.

  6. September 07, 2022

    Real Estate Co. Says Zillow Requests Meant To 'Harass'

    A former real estate brokerage that sued Zillow on antitrust grounds lambasted attempts to obtain the names of its former employees and to verify whether they kept their laptop computers when they left the company.

  7. August 22, 2022

    Zillow Says Antitrust Foe Didn't Preserve Workers' Laptops

    Zillow has accused REX-Real Estate Exchange of failing its discovery obligations, asserting that the brokerage firm gave away laptops as "severance" when hemorrhaging workers as part of a business nosedive allegedly triggered by anti-competitive National Association of Realtors listing services rules.

  8. April 26, 2022

    Real Estate Startup Ducks Counterclaims For Bashing NAR

    The National Association of Realtors will have to rejigger its false advertising counterclaims against brokerage firm REX-Real Estate Exchange, after a Seattle federal judge held that the trade group hasn't adequately shown how REX's attacks on its listing rules harm its reputation or business prospects.

  9. December 21, 2021

    Realtors Group Can't Shake Antitrust Claim Over List Service

    The National Association of Realtors has failed to persuade a Washington federal judge to toss an antitrust claim accusing the group of imposing anti-competitive rules over listing services, but the court threw out other claims including defamation.

  10. September 02, 2021

    Zillow, NAR Can't Nix Antitrust Suit Over Listing Changes

    A Washington state federal judge on Thursday refused to toss antitrust claims over Zillow's creation of separate home listings that relegated a broker's offerings to a nondescript "other" tab, while only slightly paring back claims against the National Association of Realtors.