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CoStar says Zillow copyright infringement now tops 53,000 photos

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CoStar Group is claiming that Zillow’s alleged infringement upon copyrighted photos owned by CoStar has continued despite the ongoing copyright infringement lawsuit CoStar filed against Zillow last July. In an amended complaint filed on Friday, CoStar claims that Zillow has infringed on CoStar’s copyright on more than 53,000 watermarked photos across Zillow and the platforms […]

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CoStar names Nana Banerjee to board as independent director

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CoStar Group has added a new independent director to its board of directors. On Monday, the Andy Florance-helmed firm announced the appointment of Nana Banerjee to the firm’s board of directors. Banerjee’s appointment expands the board to nine members, including eight independent directors.  “On behalf of the Board, we are pleased to welcome Nana, a

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CoStar rebuffs D.E. Shaw, Third Point on Homes.com divestment

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The pressure of even more activist investors does not appear to be enough to cause CoStar Group to change its stance on Homes.com.  The Andy Florance-led firm responded to a letter sent by activist investors at D.E. Shaw & Co., LP. in a press release on Thursday, in which the company reiterated its commitment to

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CoStar forecasts Homes.com profitability in 2030

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CoStar Group is kicking off 2026 by providing investors and analysts with a look at its plans for the new year.  In a release on Wednesday, the firm provided an update on financial and corporate governance initiatives for 2026, much of which is the result of a “robust review” of the company by the Capital

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Inside Zillow’s legal storm: From RESPA to job discrimination

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If you’ve lost count of the number of lawsuits filed against Zillow over the past six months you probably aren’t alone. The listing portal giant’s legal woes began in mid-June 2025, when Compass filed its antitrust lawsuit against Zillow, and they kicked into yet another gear late last week when a home buyer plaintiff filed

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CoStar can’t stop talking about Zillow as Homes.com growth surges

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It may have been CoStar Group’s earnings call, but Zillow, the rival of its North American residential real estate portal Homes.com, was certainly a hot topic of conversation.  CoStar Group executives entered their discussion of Zillow by highlighting Homes.com’s growth over the past year, which included a 1,225% annual increase in annualized net new bookings,

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Tech Pulse: MLS AI debate; CoStar disputes Zillow announcement

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Welcome back to Tech Pulse — HousingWire‘s weekly series rounding up the latest in technology news, including tools, integrations and trends that impact mortgage and real estate. Here’s what happened this week: It’s up to MLSs to decide if the Zillow-ChatGPT integration violates IDX policies The National Association of Realtors (NAR) said individual MLSs must determine whether Zillow’s ChatGPT integration

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REcore sues CoStar and Homes.com over alleged breach of contract

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CoStar Group has found itself on the defendant side of a lawsuit. On Tuesday, REcore Solutions, a vendor providing licensing services for California Regional MLS (CRMLS), as well as other MLSs across the country, filed a lawsuit against the Andy Florance-helmed firm, over alleged breach of contract.  In the lawsuit, REcore claims that CoStar and

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Zillow pulls Matterport tours from its listings

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As tensions between CoStar Group and Zillow continue to heat up, Zillow has claimed that CoStar did not renew its Matterport API agreement.  CoStar closed its $1.6 billion acquisition of Matterport in March, meaning that it would be up to CoStar to decide if it wanted to renew the API agreement with Zillow. Matterport and

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CoStar doubles down on Zillow in copyright lawsuit

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In a public update on its ongoing copyright infringement legal battle with Zillow, CoStar Group is claiming that the listing portal giant is continuing to infringe on CoStar’s intellectual property by displaying CoStar owned images on its site.  Filed in late July,  CoStar’s lawsuit accuses Zillow of “rampant” copyright infringement of listing photos. The complaint

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