Zillow loses thousands of listings in fight over “hidden” homes

Zillow abruptly lost access to thousands of property listings in the Chicago area after filing a lawsuit against a private listing network owner and the nation's largest brokerage, accusing them of colluding to hide homes from consumers. The platform saw its Chicago market listings drop from nearly 5,000 to about 1,700 homes. Home buyers can still access listings through competing platforms like Redfin and Realtor.com.