Thursday marked day three of Compass’s preliminary injunction hearing in its antitrust lawsuit against Zillow. The day featured testimony from Compass executives and expert witnesses. The hearing, which is being held in New York City under the auspices of U.S. District Court Judge Jeanette Vargas, will be used to decide Compass’s motion seeking to block […]
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Compass’s preliminary injunction hearing in its antitrust lawsuit against Zillow continued throughout this week, before finishing up on Friday. The hearing, which is being held in New York City under the auspices of U.S. District Court Judge Jeanette Vargas, will be used to decide Compass’s motion seeking to block the enforcement of Zillow’s listing access
Zillow is helping renters use their monthly payments to boost their credit profiles through CreditClimb, a new tool powered by Esusu. Renters can now enroll in CreditClimb directly through Zillow to have their on-time rent payments reported to the three major credit bureaus for $20 a year. The tool also helps renters track their credit
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A new class action lawsuit accuses Zillow of a massive kickback scheme in steering thousands of borrowers to its allegedly more expensive in-house financing business. Araba Armstrong, an Alaska homebuyer who used Zillow’s services, is accusing the real estate giant of violating the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act. Her complaint filed in a Washington federal
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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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Zillow’s mortgage business has grown rapidly over the past few years, posting a 57% annual increase in loan origination volume, which rose to $2.3 billion, in Q3 2025. While Zillow maintains that this growth is purely organic and due to it “making it easier for more buyers to choose financing through Zillow Home Loans (ZHL),”
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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: Zillow’s Follow Up Boss privacy policy changes spark industry debate Zillow‘s updated privacy policy for Follow Up Boss has sparked debate among real estate agents. The policy introduces
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Zillow Group is making changes to Follow Up Boss’s privacy policy and many in the real estate industry are taking issue with the changes. Earlier this month, Zillow informed users of Follow Up Boss, which it acquired in 2023, that a new privacy policy is set to go into effect on November 15, 2025. The
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Zillow Group posted $10 million in net income in the third quarter, turning around a $20 million loss from the year ago period, as its mortgage revenue rose 36% during the time frame. The growth in its mortgage line, which includes both Zillow Home Loans and the marketplace where consumers can search for rates, was
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Compass may want to drag Redfin into its legal battle involving Zillow’s listing access standards, but the Rocket Companies-owned firm is not having it. On Tuesday, Redfin filed its own letter addressed to Judge Jeannette Vargas of the U.S. District Court in New York City calling Compass’s motion to compel Redfin to produce documents “untimely
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