Chicago Zillow Listings Disappear After Local Group Yanks Data

In Chicago, scrolling Zillow for dream homes or apartments may soon be a thing of the past.

The organization that manages the residential real estate listings in the nation’s third-largest city and its surrounding suburbs has suspended data access for Zillow Group Inc., part of what has become an escalating feud between the listing behemoth and brokerage firm Compass Inc.

Midwest Real Estate Data LLC, the local multiple listing service operator, said Wednesday it has blocked Zillow from data on 43,000 properties because the website excludes a handful of homes previously offered in private listings. The move ...