FTC Settlement Forces Zillow, Redfin To Revise Rentals Agreement
The Federal Trade Commission said Monday it settled an antitrust suit requiring Zillow and Redfin to strip anticompetitive terms from their rentals deal and let Redfin resume rental listings.[1]
The FTC's complaint said Zillow paid Redfin $100 million to stop Redfin's multifamily rental listings and repost only Zillow-supplied apartment listings, and to transfer Redfin's advertising customers to Zillow.[1] The FTC and Zillow reached the deal the morning the case was to go to trial in a federal district court in Virginia.[1]
The agency said the agreement harmed competition by removing a national rival from the apartment-rental listings and ad market.[1] Under the settlement, the companies must remove the challenged provisions and Redfin is obligated to reenter the rental listings and advertising market.[1]
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📌 Key Facts
- On Monday, August 24, 2026, the FTC announced a settlement of its antitrust lawsuit against Zillow and Redfin over their rentals agreement.
- The FTC complaint alleged Zillow paid Redfin $100 million to shut down its multifamily rental listings and repost only Zillow-supplied apartment listings, and to transfer Redfin’s advertising customers to Zillow.
- The settlement requires the firms to remove anticompetitive provisions from their agreement and obliges Redfin to reenter the rental listings and advertising market.
- The FTC reached the deal with Zillow on the morning the case was set to go to trial in a federal district court in Virginia.
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