Zillow and CoStar Spar in First Hearing Over Copyright Infringement Claims
In a hearing today for the copyright lawsuit filed by CoStar against Zillow, Judge Edgardo Ramos of the Southern District...
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Q&A: Founder Who Left Compass for eXp Describes ‘Ambiguity’ Post-Anywhere Deal, Betting on Himself
Above: Leo Pareja and Todd Denman Teams have a lot of reasons to change their affiliation. They also have a...
Brokers See Legal, Perception Problems From Big Mergers
The post-settlement period in real estate might be remembered as the era of consolidation, at least based on 2025’s headlines....
HAR CEO and Industry Icon Bob Hale Gets Star-Studded Sendoff in Houston
There are few real estate luminaries who can claim careers as storied as Bob Hale, CEO of the Houston Association...
Zillow Seeks to Scrutinize Anywhere-Compass Deal for Inconsistencies With Lawsuit Claims
Compass’s acquisition of Anywhere could end up having a major impact on its lawsuit against Zillow, as the portal giant...
Five States Join FTC in Suing to Block Zillow-Redfin Deal
Five states are now joining in the federal legal challenge to last spring’s Zillow-Redfin rental merger, characterizing the $100 billion...
CoStar Claims Zillow Still Using Copyrighted Images Despite Lawsuit; Zillow Submits New Court Filing
After filing a lawsuit against Zillow alleging widespread copyright infringement back in July, CoStar is now claiming that the listing...
Buyer Plaintiffs in Batton Class-Action Case Estimate $3.6 Billion in Damages From Four MLSs
Across two in-depth reports totaling 332 pages, buyer plaintiffs in the massive Batton class-action commission case put forward expert arguments...
Mortgage Mix: Interim Freddie CEO Gets Extension; loanDepot Responds to Class-Action Claims
Editor’s Note: The Mortgage Mix is RISMedia’s biweekly highlight reel of need-to-know mortgage-industry happenings. Watch for it every other Friday...
‘No Such Thing as Moderates’: North Dakota Governor Urges Cross-Partisan Housing Reform
Above, Kelly Armstrong NEW HAVEN, CT—The self-described deeply conservative governor of a ruby-red Midwest state travels to an enclave of...
7 Potential Under-the-Radar Issues That Could Derail a Deal
Key issues include the property’s history, potential environmental hazards and neighborhood dynamics that aren’t immediately obvious. Read more.
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