May 12, 2026
Zillow told a Washington federal court that homebuyers should not be allowed to amend their complaint alleging the real estate platform used its market dominance to inflate costs nationwide, arguing the late changes cure none of the deficiencies in the buyers' claims.
February 20, 2026
Real estate marketplace Zillow urged a Seattle federal judge Friday to throw out homebuyers' accusations it violated a Washington consumer protection law and federal anti-racketeering and real estate statutes, rejecting claims that it directed buyers to its own more costly mortgage services and steered website visitors toward Zillow-affiliated sales agents.
December 11, 2025
A Washington federal judge appointed Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP and DiCello Levitt LLP as interim co-lead counsel over consolidated claims that Zillow paid kickbacks to brokers for referrals to its own mortgage services, among other anticompetitive conduct using company agents.
September 22, 2025
A proposed class of homebuyers is claiming that real estate search platform Zillow uses its market dominance to illegally increase purchase prices nationwide, particularly via steep agent fees that are never disclosed to buyers or sellers, according to a suit filed Friday in Washington federal court.