Zillow seeks injunction in US antitrust case against Compass, data company
( May 18, 2026, 22:31 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Zillow asked a US federal judge to enter an injunction against Midwest Real Estate Data and Compass in an antitrust case accusing them of illegally monopolizing the market for real estate listings in the Chicago metro area. Zillow said that MRED and Compass have worked in lockstep, both in secret and in public, to leverage MRED’s monopoly power and control over listing feeds to force competitors like Zillow to display unwanted private listings, abandon pro-consumer listings policies, and to block nascent competing offerings that preference access over exclusivity. Zillow is seeking an injunction to stop the companies from implementing their conspiracy, including taking any steps to terminate Zillow’s access to MRED listing feeds.See attached file. ...
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