Zillow files US antitrust claims against Compass, data company over Chicago listings
( May 12, 2026, 16:44 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Zillow filed a US complaint accusing Midwest Real Estate Data and Compass of erecting barriers to information that harm or threaten harm to sellers, buyers, and competitors by hiding real estate listings behind a “velvet rope” in a private listing network. Zillow alleges that the companies conspired to threaten to cut off its access to all real estate listings controlled by MRED and Compass in the Chicago metro area, a critical input for competition in the market, in an effort to coerce pro-transparency competitors to abandon their business models.See attached file....
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