Why anyone selling a home should be following the ‘Zillow ban’ lawsuit closely right now

ETResizeListen(6 min)The housing market is in the midst of a slowdown, with s taking a lot longer to sell than usual

Photo: Getty ImagesThe real-estate industry is battling it out over control of for-sale listings, and sellers in particular could get hurt

Two major lawsuits filed over the last two weeks against the real-estate platform Zillow Z and the National Association of Realtors, an industry group, seek to answer the question of who controls listings in America

The Author Aarthi SwaminathanAarthi Swaminathan is a MarketWatch personal finance reporter covering residential real estate

She is the winner of a silver award for Best Collection of Work by an Individual Covering Residential Real Estate from the National Association of Real Estate Editors

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