CoStar Continues Stand Against Zillow’s Listing Rules as Q2 Earnings Soar — RISMedia

CoStar continues to hold its stance against Zillow’s new listing rules, with CEO Andy Florance making a recent move to support Compass in its battle against the rival portal.

Florance recently attended a Compass agent’s open house—a tradition Compass CEO Robert Reffkin and other company leadership do on Sundays—after the listing was banned from Zillow for not adhering to the new rules.

Reffkin said in a social media post that the listing—111 Canfield Hill Drive in Gaithersburg, Maryland, represented by agent Margie Halem—had been banned by Zillow for reportedly “being marketed outside of their platform.”

Above, a screen shot of Compass CEO Robert Reffkin’s social media post on Instagram.

Homes.com boosted the listing (expanded the…