FTC Settles Antitrust Case Over Zillow-Redfin Rental Listings Partnership
The Federal Trade Commission and Zillow have settled an antitrust case concerning a 2025 partnership with Redfin, ending claims that the arrangement illegally restricted competition in the rental listings market.
The FTC had alleged that Zillow agreed to pay Redfin to syndicate its rental listings, while Redfin would discontinue its own advertising contracts and refrain from competing with Zillow for multifamily listings. This arrangement raised concerns that the partnership effectively eliminated a competitor in the rental listings space.
Under the settlement, Redfin may continue syndicating rental listings from Zillow, but without the anticompetitive restrictions that were part of the original deal. Additionally, Redfin is required to restart its own rental listings advertising business, which it had wound down as part of the partnership agreement.
The resolution effectively preserves Redfin's ability to distribute Zillow's listings while restoring its capacity to operate independently in the rental advertising market.