Compass got $1bn-plus 'revenue uplift' offer before US antitrust suit, Zillow CFO says
By Chris May ( November 20, 2025, 01:59 GMT | Insight) -- Compass Inc. Chief Executive Robert Reffkin rejected an April overture from Zillow offering a $1.3 billion - $1.6 billion “revenue uplift” opportunity in exchange for compliance with home listing marketing restrictions Compass now challenges as an illegal anticompetitive restraint, Zillow Chief Financial Officer Jeremy Hofmann testified Wednesday in New York federal court.Compass Inc. Chief Executive Robert Reffkin rejected an overture from Zillow offering a $1.3-1.6bn “revenue uplift” opportunity in exchange for compliance with home listing marketing restrictions which Compass now challenges as an illegal anticompetitive restraint, Zillow Chief Financial Officer Jeremy Hofmann testified Wednesday in New York federal court....
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