Zillow Settles With Real Estate Databases Over Booking Software

Zillow Group Inc. reached an antitrust settlement with a set of multiple listing services that it accused of conspiring to block Zillow’s tour booking software platform, ShowingTime, from their databases.

Zillow, ShowingTime, and the defendants—private regional databases where real estate brokers list information about properties for other brokers to view—agreed to toss the case in court filings on Thursday, asking Judge Michael T. Liburdi of the US District Court for the District of Arizona to toss the case.

The ShowingTime software platform, which Zillow Group owns, works with MLSs to help agents, homeowners, and prospective buyers coordinate to book property ...