Judge Orders MRED To Restore Zillow’s Chicago Listing Feed

On today’s episode of The Real Word, Byron Lazine discusses the federal court battle between Zillow, MRED, and Compass. He breaks down MRED cutting off 43,000 Chicago listings and the federal judge’s order to turn them back on.

He also looks at Jason Oppenheim’s commentary on Compass’s private exclusives policy and examines what this fight over data transparency means for agents and consumers.

⏰ Timestamps:

00:00 – 00:31 Intro

00:47 Judge Orders MRED to Restore Zillow’s Chicago Listing Feed

01:59 Zillow Sues MRED and Compass in Battle Over Private Listings

02:42 Judge’s Ruling regarding the Zillow Lawsuit

03:43 Zillow’s Statement

05:42 MRED’s Statement

06:32 Zillow’s IG Post

06:41 MRED’s IG Post by Robert Reffkin

10:02 Racket Round Q1: Could this force Zillow to soften its Listing Access Standards nationwide?

11:36 Racket Round Q2: Does this case make MLSs more powerful again after years of portal dominance?

16:33 Racket Round Q3: Do you think Compass is building an alternative national portal through MLS partnerships?