Zillow, Redfin to face off against US FTC in trial over rental market advertising
By Khushita Vasant and Chris May ( August 21, 2026, 21:47 GMT | Comment) -- Zillow and Redfin will have to convince a US federal judge at a trial next week that an allegedly illegal deal between them did not stunt multifamily rental advertising competition, while defending a $100 million payment made by Zillow to Redfin to allegedly exit the market. Attorneys for the US Federal Trade Commission, multiple US states, Zillow and Redfin will face off in an Alexandria, Virginia courtroom over the government's allegations that the two companies illegally conspired to limit competition in the market for rental advertising.Zillow and Redfin will have to convince a US federal judge at a trial next week that an allegedly illegal deal between them did not stunt multifamily rental advertising competition, while defending a $100 million payment made by Zillow to Redfin to allegedly exit the market....
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