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Take a look back at the top 5 real estate news stories of 2025

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Compass, Zillow and the National Association of Realtors all dominated headlines in 2025 thanks to big M&A deals, battles over private listings and more. Continue reading →

Zillow scores final win as Supreme Court declines to take up REX case

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In a legal victory for Zillow, the Supreme Court declined to take up a REX lawsuit that centered on a former NAR rule. Continue reading →

Zillow-ChatGPT, Compass-Anywhere, SCOTUS-REX: Top 5

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Looking for a quick catch-up on the buzziest stories of the week? Here’s Inman Top 5, the most essential stories, according to Inman readers. Continue reading →

Supreme Court just might give REX another shot at NAR, Zillow

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Attorneys for the defunct brokerage have petitioned the Supreme Court to weigh in on whether NAR’s no-commingling rule could have violated antitrust law, even if optional. Continue reading →

NAR overturns ‘no-commingling’ rule in Executive Committee vote

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The committee opted to rescind the controversial “no-commingling” policy on Wednesday, one day after NAR’s Multiple Listing Issues and Policies Committee voted to scrap it amid DOJ scrutiny. Continue reading →

NAR may rescind ‘no-commingling’ rule this week amid DOJ scrutiny

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The trade organization’s MLS committee on Tuesday approved the elimination of the controversial policy at a meeting closed to the media. Its Executive Committee will take a final vote Wednesday. Continue reading →

Listings are quietly ‘commingling’ on Zillow again after 4-year hiatus

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In most markets, the portal has resumed displaying non-MLS listings alongside other properties in spite of NAR’s no-commingling rule, the policy behind a lawsuit between Zillow and REX in 2021. Continue reading →

‘Zillow made the wrong choice’: REX seeks full appeals court review

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The discount brokerage contends that a three-judge panel erred in finding that NAR’s no-commingling rule was not direct evidence of “concerted action” between NAR and Zillow. Continue reading →

REX loses appeal in long-running lawsuit against NAR, Zillow

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Judges rule the now-defunct real estate brokerage did not provide evidence of “concerted action” between NAR and Zillow and that the no-commingling rule was “in fact” optional. Continue reading →

Judges zero in on key question in REX’s appeal against Zillow, NAR

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Was Zillow’s policy shift, which led to a January 2021 update, a website update or an agreement with NAR that illegally restrained trade? Judges hear both sides. Continue reading →