In a relatively short time, the power dynamics in residential real estate have shifted dramatically. The National Association of Realtors® (NAR) sits alongside portal giant Zillow on one side, and on the other is New York-based venture capital-backed Compass, a new behemoth that has consolidated a huge brokerage empire and appears ready to use its…

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Zillow customers who had a Matterport 3D home tour on a listing woke up today to find the virtual tour option removed, with Zillow claiming that the CoStar-owned company changed its terms of service to restrict usage of Matterport-created content on “any third-party platform.” CoStar also chose not to renew its API agreement with Zillow,…

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In a hearing today for the copyright lawsuit filed by CoStar against Zillow, Judge Edgardo Ramos of the Southern District of New York ordered both parties to submit more detailed arguments regarding the proper venue for the lawsuit, with CoStar previewing how it will allege Zillow is responsible for what the company claimed “may be…

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Compass’s acquisition of Anywhere could end up having a major impact on its lawsuit against Zillow, as the portal giant is seeking to determine if Compass contradicted its assertions about the value of private listings through the proposed mega-merger. A joint letter filed by the two companies to U.S. District Judge Jeannette A. Vargas in…

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