Two days ago, Compass dropped its antitrust lawsuit against Zillow. The same week, Zillow quietly launched “Zillow Preview” — a pre-market listing feature that, buried in the fine print, routes buyer inquiries directly to the listing agent. Not the carousel. The actual agent the seller hired. In one product announcement, Zillow conceded the central argument of the lawsuit they just watched disappear. They can call it innovation. The industry knows what it is. Zillow Blinked.

Introduction to a series of blog posts about the Hudson Valley during the American Revolution in honor of America Celebrating RevWar 250 in 2026