Zillow, the nation's leading real estate company, is facing a class-action lawsuit for allegedly tricking consumers into using agents affiliated with Zillow through its Flex and Premier Agent programs, resulting in inflated commissions and home prices.

In the lawsuit , filed on Sept. 19 in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, Plaintiff Alucard Taylor said he purchased a home in Portland, Oregon, in July 2022 using a Zillow-affiliated agent.

According to the complaint, Taylor clicked the "contact agent" button next to a listing he was interested in and assumed he was contacting the property's listing agent. Instead, he said he was connected with a Zillow-affiliated agent.

The suit claims that after connecting with a Zillow-affiliated agent, consumers are dire

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