Zillow Accuses Compass of Hiding Home Listings From Buyers (1)

Zillow Group Inc. sued real estate brokerage Compass Inc. and a multiple listing service serving the greater Chicago area, claiming they colluded to hide home listings from buyers and harmed competition in the residential real estate market.

The case, filed Tuesday in the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, alleges Compass and Midwest Real Estate Data LLC tried to pressure Zillow into participating in their scheme to hide home listings, undermining Zillow’s pro-transparency model.

Hiding listings from buyers “forecloses their ability to see all available inventory, potentially preventing them from finding their dream home,” said Zillow, a ...