MRED Suspends Listing Data Feeds to Zillow Group

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[{"type":"text","content":"LISLE, Ill., May 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED) announces that Zillow Group has refused to cure a material breach of its license agreements governing the display of MRED listing data. As a result, Zillow no longer has access to MRED’s licensed listing data for display on its consumer websites, including Zillow.com and Trulia.com.","length":361,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"In a striking lesson in irony, Zillow has chosen not to display 43,000 MRED listings because it demands the right, and has filed a federal antitrust lawsuit to secure that right – to exclude nine listings it disfavors.","length":218,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"Let that sink in. Nine listings.","length":32,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"Not because of anything you did. Not because anything your sellers did.","length":71,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"Zillow has effectively decided not to display 99.98% of MRED’s listings on its platforms because it, in its own judgment, disagrees with the lawful marketing strategy associated with the remaining 0.02% of listings.","length":215,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"At its core, this dispute is about Zillow attempting to impose its own display rules on listings that are lawfully marketed under MRED policies and at the discretion of sellers and their brokers. Zillow’s purported harm is entirely self-inflicted, readily avoidable, and can be remedied immediately by simply complying with the same clear and longstanding license agreement terms under which it has operated for years.","length":418,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"“Rules enforcement is the most important and difficult responsibility an MLS undertakes on behalf of the cooperative marketplace,” says Rebecca Jensen, President and CEO of MRED. “Our rules apply equally to every participant, and we have a duty to educate our participants and vendors, counsel them when they are out of compliance, and require that breaches be cured.”","length":368,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"Two weeks ago, MRED notified Zillow that its selective exclusion of certain listings submitted by MRED participating brokers, even though those brokers were engaged in lawful marketing practices, violated Zillow’s license agreements. MRED requested that Zillow cure those violations by 11:59 p.m. ...

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