REX - Real Estate Exchange Inc v. Zillow Inc et al

  1. April 26, 2022

    Real Estate Startup Ducks Counterclaims For Bashing NAR

    The National Association of Realtors will have to rejigger its false advertising counterclaims against brokerage firm REX-Real Estate Exchange, after a Seattle federal judge held that the trade group hasn't adequately shown how REX's attacks on its listing rules harm its reputation or business prospects.

  2. December 21, 2021

    Realtors Group Can't Shake Antitrust Claim Over List Service

    The National Association of Realtors has failed to persuade a Washington federal judge to toss an antitrust claim accusing the group of imposing anti-competitive rules over listing services, but the court threw out other claims including defamation.

  3. September 02, 2021

    Zillow, NAR Can't Nix Antitrust Suit Over Listing Changes

    A Washington state federal judge on Thursday refused to toss antitrust claims over Zillow's creation of separate home listings that relegated a broker's offerings to a nondescript "other" tab, while only slightly paring back claims against the National Association of Realtors.

  4. August 13, 2021

    DOJ Can't Wash Hands Of Rule From Old Deal, NAR Says

    The U.S. Department of Justice can't back away from a rule that it once required the National Association of Realtors to be bound by now that the group is under attack by a suit that claims the rule violates antitrust law, the group told a Washington federal court Thursday.

  5. August 11, 2021

    DOJ Says Realtor Group Can't Shield Rules With Old Deal

    The U.S. Department of Justice has told a Washington federal court to disregard arguments from the National Association of Realtors that an expired settlement shows the agency signed off on a rule issued by the trade group that is being targeted in an antitrust suit by the tech-focused real estate company REX.

  6. July 01, 2021

    Zillow, NAR Look To Duck Suit From Real Estate Co.

    Real estate listing provider Zillow told a Washington federal court that a dispute with tech-focused real estate company REX is really just about the outfit's discontent over how its listings are shown, not an anti-competitive scheme with the National Association of Realtors.

  7. June 10, 2021

    Court Won't Force Zillow Changes During Antitrust Case

    A Washington federal court will not force Zillow to change the home listings on its website while it fights claims from tech-focused real estate company REX that it violated antitrust law by complying with rules imposed by the National Association of Realtors.

  8. March 09, 2021

    Zillow, Nat'l Assoc. Of Realtors Sued Over Listing Changes

    A tech-focused real estate company on Tuesday accused Zillow Inc. and the National Association of Realtors of violating antitrust law with recent changes made to Zillow's home listings in order to comply with the trade group's rules.