Zillow discovers a racial gap in private housing supply in the Chicago metro

Zillow identified majority white areas through data Urbanity and the 2019-2023 census American Community Five-year estimates from the study of the number of housing units by race of householder. Race, not price, influences private listings, says Zillow Of the homes in the higher price ranges, 8.9% were privately listed in predominantly white areas, compared to […]

MRED challenges Zillow’s listing policy to protect private networks

According to the email obtained by HousingWire, MRED stated that, based on Zillow’s policy, “certain PLN listings [may] will not appear on Zillow’s real estate search websites.” “MRED has made it clear to Zillow that selectively excluding listings may violate MRED’s rules, as well as the terms of Zillow’s license agreement with MRED, which requires […]