{"id":2112,"date":"2021-03-11T17:50:23","date_gmt":"2021-03-11T17:50:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/preprod.realtrends.com\/blog\/2021\/03\/11\/rex-real-estate-files-lawsuit-against-zillow-nar\/"},"modified":"2025-03-13T02:36:58","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T02:36:58","slug":"rex-real-estate-files-lawsuit-against-zillow-nar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/preprod.realtrends.com\/blog\/2021\/03\/11\/rex-real-estate-files-lawsuit-against-zillow-nar\/","title":{"rendered":"Rex Real Estate files lawsuit against Zillow, NAR"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In a recent article on <a href=\"https:\/\/preprod.realtrends.com\/blog\/blog\/flawed-real-estate-commission-lawsuits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">commission fees<\/a>, we mentioned that discount&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.rexhomes.com\/p\/rex-vs-oregon-antitrust\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Brokerage Rex Real Estate filed a lawsuit against the State of Oregon for antitrust practices.&nbsp;<\/a>REX\u2019s 2020 lawsuit alleges the state\u2019s policy banning homebuyers from receiving discounted real estate fees harms consumers and stifles competition. The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rexhomes.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rex<\/a> suit alleges that, without prohibitions against rebates, buyer\u2019s commission rates would be far lower.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, Rex Homes, based in Austin, Texas, filed an antitrust lawsuit against Zillow, Trulia, and the National Association of Realtors. The lawsuit alleges that recent changes to Zillow&#8217;s website, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.seattletimes.com\/business\/real-estate\/zillow-and-realtors-group-sued-by-online-brokerage-for-alleged-antitrust-violations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">unfairly hides certain listings, shrinking their exposure and diminishing competition among real estate brokers<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-high-fees-hidden-listings\">High Fees, Hidden Listings<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>In a press release, REX says it is &#8220;breaking the stranglehold that REX believes the NAR and its members have held over consumers for generations, resulting in fees that are two to three times higher than in most developed countries. REX filed the lawsuit after the company\u2019s clients complained about the second-class treatment that non-cartel homes were receiving.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Recently, Zillow began obtaining brokerage licenses throughout the country and then joined NAR and local associations. In January, as a part of its cooperation with NAR and MLSs, Zillow began moving homes out of its initial search results for sellers who chose not to use agents adhering to the NAR and local multiple listing service (MLS) practices which hike fees and lower customer service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cZillow began like so many other platforms: it served a great value to American consumers. Unfortunately, we see Zillow as backtracking on their original mission to serve consumers, instead focusing on their own profits,\u201d said REX CEO Jack Ryan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe launched REX to put the consumer back in charge of real estate and transactions,\u201d Ryan continued. \u201cThis case builds on the DOJ\u2019s recent antitrust settlement with NAR\/MLSs that beat back some anticompetitive practices. We believe this litigation will define whether technology will serve and protect Big Brokers and the NAR cartel or whether it will make good on its promise of greater ease, service, transparency and lower commission fees for consumers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stay tuned as we analyze the merits of this lawsuit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rex Homes, based in Austin, Texas, filed an antitrust lawsuit against Zillow, Trulia, and the National Association of Realtors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15802,"featured_media":4822,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3255],"tags":[],"coauthors":[19],"class_list":["post-2112","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-archive"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.4 (Yoast SEO v26.8) - 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