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FTC v. Zillow & Redfin
Filed
September 30, 2025
Jurisdiction
Eastern District of Virginia
Plaintiff Firm
Federal Trade Commission
Next Milestone
Motion to Dismiss filed Jan 2026; document production ordered Feb 9, 2026
Zillow paid Redfin $100M to exit rental advertising market
Increased antitrust scrutiny of platform consolidation; may impact rental listing market competition
Case Filed
September 30, 2025FTC v. Zillow & Redfin filed in Eastern District of Virginia
Motion to Dismiss filed Jan 2026; document production ordered Feb 9, 2026
UpcomingNext scheduled milestone in the case
Category
Government InvestigationsSettlement
Greystar portion: Undisclosed (approved March 2, 2026)
RealPage's revenue management software (YieldStar) allegedly used competitively sensitive, nonpublic data from competing landlords to coordinate rental prices, effectively fixing rents across millions of apartment units nationwide
Category
Mortgage LendingSettlement
$108 million
Collecting excessive fees from cash-strapped homeowners, improper servicing charges
Category
NAR Commission AntitrustBuyer-side commission inflation — Compass, Redfin, eXp, Weichert & United Real Estate must face lawsuit after MTD denied March 25, 2026
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