• A federal judge in Illinois denied Zillow’s bid for a preliminary injunction against Compass and Midwest Real Estate Data.
• The ruling allows MRED to suspend Zillow access to more than 30,000 Chicago listings if Zillow bans any listing in MRED’s feed.
• Dozens of previously banned Compass listings were restored on Zillow within 24 hours of the decision.
• The court said MRED’s national expansion could increase choices for brokers, agents, and sellers by competing with other MLSs.

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