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

  1. April 24, 2023

    Zillow Looks To Block CEO Deposition In Antitrust Case

    Zillow has asked a Washington federal judge to stop its CEO from being deposed in a suit accusing it and the National Association of Realtors of anti-competitive behavior, saying the CEO has no unique knowledge to offer about the company's move to join various multiple listing services.

  2. April 19, 2023

    Former Brokerage Battles Zillow, NAR Over Antitrust Trial Date

    A former real estate brokerage traded blows in Washington federal court with Zillow and the National Association of Realtors this week over the latter two's attempt to delay the trial date in a lawsuit accusing them of antitrust activities.

  3. January 10, 2023

    Info Requests Heat Up In Antitrust Suit Against Zillow, NAR

    A former real estate brokerage told a Washington federal judge on Tuesday that a consultant's analysis of damages stemming from antitrust activities alleged in a suit against Zillow and the National Association of Realtors are protected under work product privilege.

  4. September 07, 2022

    Real Estate Co. Says Zillow Requests Meant To 'Harass'

    A former real estate brokerage that sued Zillow on antitrust grounds lambasted attempts to obtain the names of its former employees and to verify whether they kept their laptop computers when they left the company.

  5. August 22, 2022

    Zillow Says Antitrust Foe Didn't Preserve Workers' Laptops

    Zillow has accused REX-Real Estate Exchange of failing its discovery obligations, asserting that the brokerage firm gave away laptops as "severance" when hemorrhaging workers as part of a business nosedive allegedly triggered by anti-competitive National Association of Realtors listing services rules.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

  9. 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.

  10. 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.