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Zillow settles FTC claims it paid Redfin to stop competing on apartment listings

Cnbc · 🇺🇸 public United States · · 411 words · By Reuters
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What to know about Zillow settles FTC claims it paid Redfin to stop competing on apartment listings

Federal Trade Commission and a group of states settled with Zillow ahead of trial on Monday, ending claims the online real estate platform illegally paid Rocket Companies' Redfin $100 million to stop competing in apartment rental listings.

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What happened

Federal Trade Commission and a group of states settled with Zillow ahead of trial on Monday, ending claims the online real estate platform illegally paid Rocket Companies' Redfin $100 million to stop competing in apartment rental listings.

Why it matters

The FTC and five states were ready to argue at trial scheduled to start Monday that the Zillow-Redfin partnership drove up costs for landlords and decreased listing quality for renters.

Common ground

More than 30% of Americans rent their homes, according to census data.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 12 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “More than 30% of Americans rent their homes, according to census data.”
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The search results provided for this claim are irrelevant (adult content and unrelated movies/sitcoms) and do not contain census data regarding rental percentages.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs" (German: Jeder nach seinen Fähigkeiten, jedem nach seinen Bedürfnissen) is a slogan popularised by Karl Marx in his 1875 Critique o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/From_each_according_to_his_abi…
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Claim 2: “Redfin agreed to stay out of the business for up to nine years.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general company history and homepage descriptions for Redfin, with no mention of a nine-year agreement to stay out of the business.
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web search NEUTRAL — Find houses for sale near you. View photos, open house information, and property details for nearby real estate.
https://www.redfin.com/houses-near-me
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web search NEUTRAL — Redfin was founded in 2004 by David Eraker, Michael Dougherty, and David Selinger. Eraker had dropped out of medical school at the University of Washington for a career in software design, and Dougher…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redfin
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web search NEUTRAL — Search national real estate and rental listings. Find the latest apartments for rent and homes for sale near you. Tour homes and make offers with the help of local Redfin real estate agents.
https://www.redfin.com/
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Claim 3: “Virginia, Arizona, Connecticut and Washington were also plaintiffs.”
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Two independent web sources (AllSides and a news report on Washington's filing) explicitly list Virginia, Arizona, Connecticut, and Washington as plaintiffs in the lawsuit.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This article contains a list of U.S. states and the District of Columbia by median home price, according to data from Zillow.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_by_median_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of the largest extant and historic houses in the United States, ordered by area of the main house. The list includes houses that have been demolished, houses that are currently under co…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Zillow, officially known as Zillow Group, Inc., is an American tech real-estate marketplace company that was founded in 2006 by co-executive chairmen Rich Barton and Lloyd Frink, former Microsoft exec…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zillow
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Claim 4: “In return, Zillow agreed to pay Redfin $100 million, plus fees for each renter who signaled interest in a property.”
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Although the specific 'Claim 9' evidence section was empty, the evidence provided for 'Claim 0' (AOL and FTC search results) explicitly states that Zillow agreed to pay Redfin $100 million plus fees for each renter who signaled interest.
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Claim 5: “FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson said the settlement will provide competition in rental markets that is "an integral component of President Donald Trump's domestic housing agenda."”
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Wikipedia and multiple cross-references (Nypost, CNBC) confirm that Andrew N. Ferguson is the Chairman of the FTC as of 2025.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of individuals who have served as a member of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) beginning in 1949.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_Federal…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lina Maliha Khan (born March 3, 1989) is a Pakistani, British, and American legal scholar who was the chair of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) from 2021 to 2025. She is also an associate professor …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lina_Khan
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Andrew N. Ferguson (born June 17, 1986) is an American lawyer and government official serving since 2025 as the 57th chairman of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). A member of the Republican Party, h…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_N._Ferguson
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Claim 6: “They said that before the deal, Zillow and Redfin were competing to list vacancies in buildings with more than 25 units.”
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Claim 7: “A Redfin spokesperson said the settlement allows the company to maintain its partnership with Zillow through at least 2030 while building its own rentals business.”
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While the settlement is corroborated, the specific detail about the partnership continuing 'through at least 2030' is not explicitly confirmed across multiple independent sources in the provided evidence; one source mentions a 2027 launch of products, but not the 2030 date.
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web search NEUTRAL — The settlement ends the agreement for Redfin to stop competing. Redfin agreed to rebuild its rental advertising business within six months, according to the FTC.
https://www.aol.com/articles/us-ftc-file-order-resolving-131…
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web search NEUTRAL — Zillow Settlement: Zillow's settlement with the FTC ends claims it paid Redfin to stop competing in apartment listings, impacting rental costs and competition. Find out the details of the settlement a…
https://realty.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/internation…
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web search NEUTRAL — Zillow also announced the settlement on Aug. 24, but said that the partnership "will continue unchanged." Zillow also said that it will launch standalone multifamily advertising products with Redfin i…
https://www.njherald.com/story/money/real-estate/2026/08/24/…
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Claim 8: “Zillow and Redfin made a deal in February 2025: Redfin would wind down its rental listing business, refer its customers to Zillow, and display copies of Zillow's listings on its site.”
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The evidence provided for this claim consists of irrelevant adult content search results and does not mention a February 2025 deal between Zillow and Redfin.
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web search NEUTRAL — Bokep Laura terbaru di PasarBokep. Tonton video bokep Indonesia, indo porn, dan koleksi bokep viral dengan update harian. Temukan 13 video terkait bokep laura.
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Claim 9: “The FTC and five states were ready to argue at trial scheduled to start Monday that the Zillow-Redfin partnership drove up costs for landlords and decreased listing quality for renters.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general descriptions of the FTC and unrelated robotics programs; there is no specific evidence confirming the trial arguments regarding landlord costs or listing quality.
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web search NEUTRAL — The FTC is a bipartisan federal agency that champions the interests of American consumers. We protect consumers from deceptive and unfair business practices and promote a free and competitive marketpl…
https://www.ftc.gov/about-ftc
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web search NEUTRAL — Scammers are impersonating the FTC and lying to people, saying that someone used their personal information to open accounts or commit fraud. Know that the FTC will never threaten you, say you must tr…
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web search NEUTRAL — Discover FIRST Tech Challenge, a youth robotics program where teams practice engineering innovation as they design, build, and program robot to compete.
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Claim 10: “The U.S. Federal Trade Commission and a group of states settled with Zillow ahead of trial on Monday, ending claims the online real estate platform illegally paid Rocket Companies' Redfin $100 million to stop competing in apartment rental listings.”
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Multiple independent web sources (AOL, LinkedIn, and a specific FTC-related search result) confirm that Zillow settled with the FTC and states over allegations that it paid Redfin $100 million to stop competing in apartment rental listings.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A multiple listing service (MLS, also multiple listing system or multiple listings service) is an organization with a suite of services that real estate brokers use to establish contractual offers of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple_listing_service
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Opendoor Technologies Inc. is an online company that buys and sells residential real estate. Headquartered in San Francisco, it makes instant cash offers on homes through an online process, makes repa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opendoor
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Zillow, officially known as Zillow Group, Inc., is an American tech real-estate marketplace company that was founded in 2006 by co-executive chairmen Rich Barton and Lloyd Frink, former Microsoft exec…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zillow
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Claim 11: “Under the settlement, Redfin can continue to display Zillow ads on its sites but will resume its rental advertising business within six months, the FTC and states said.”
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AOL and other search results confirm that as part of the settlement, Redfin agreed to rebuild its rental advertising business within six months.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Zillow, officially known as Zillow Group, Inc., is an American tech real-estate marketplace company that was founded in 2006 by co-executive chairmen Rich Barton and Lloyd Frink, former Microsoft exec…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Redfin, a subsidiary of Rocket Companies, provides real estate agent services for buying, selling, and renting homes in the United States and Canada.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redfin
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Claim 12: “After Redfin stopped competing, Zillow customers paid an average of 14.5% more per listing, an expert for the FTC and states estimated”
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