{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"8232","rtpr_id":"nACSTkCSTa","ticker":"ZG","exchange":"NASDAQ","all_tickers":["ZG"],"title":"INVESTOR ALERT: Pomerantz Law Firm Investigates Claims On Behalf of Investors of Zillow Group, Inc. - Z ","author":"ACCESSWIRE","published_at":"2026-04-26T14:00:01.513Z","article_body":"NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire (https://www.accessnewswire.com/) / April\n26, 2026 / Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of\nZillow Group, Inc. (\"Zillow\" or the \"Company\") (NASDAQ:Z). Such investors are\nadvised to contact Danielle Peyton at newaction@pomlaw.com or 646-581-9980,\next. 7980.\n\nThe investigation concerns whether Zillow and certain of its officers and/or\ndirectors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business\npractices.\n\n[Click here for information about joining the class action]\n(https://pr.report/kwnw)\n\nOn March 5, 2024, Spruce Point Capital released a report alleging potential\npremature revenue recognition issues in Zillow's Flex model, in which the\nCompany recognizes revenue when a lead is sent to an agent, despite the agent\nthen having up to two years to close a deal.\n\nOn this news, Zillow's stock price fell $2.85 per share, or 4.97%, to close at\n$54.49 per share on March 5, 2024.\n\nThen, on September 30, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it\nhad sued \"Zillow and Redfin over an unlawful agreement that eliminates Redfin\nas a competitor in the market for placing advertising of rental housing on\ninternet listing services (ILSs)-the websites that millions of Americans use\nto find their next rental home.\"\n\nOn this news, Zillow's stock price fell $3.57 per share, or 4.63%, to close at\n$73.48 per share on October 1, 2025.\n\nPomerantz LLP, with offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, London, Paris,\nand Tel Aviv, is acknowledged as one of the premier firms in the areas of\ncorporate, securities, and antitrust class litigation. Founded by the late\nAbraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, Pomerantz\npioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 85 years\nlater, Pomerantz continues in the tradition he established, fighting for the\nrights of the victims of securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, and\ncorporate misconduct. The Firm has recovered numerous multimillion-dollar\ndamages awards on behalf of class members. See www.pomlaw.com.\n\nAttorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.\n\nSOURCE: Pomerantz LLP\nView the original press release\n(https://www.accessnewswire.com/newsroom/en/business-and-professional-services/investor-alert-pomerantz-law-firm-investigates-claims-on-behalf-1160099)\non ACCESS Newswire\n\n\nCopyright 2026 ACCESS Newswire. All Rights Reserved.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nACSTkCSTa","title":"INVESTOR ALERT: Pomerantz Law Firm Investigates Claims On Behalf of Investors of Zillow Group, Inc. - Z ","author":"ACCESSWIRE","ticker":"ZG","created":"2026-04-26T14:00:01.513Z","tickers":["ZG"],"exchange":"NASDAQ","article_body":"NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire (https://www.accessnewswire.com/) / April\n26, 2026 / Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of\nZillow Group, Inc. (\"Zillow\" or the \"Company\") (NASDAQ:Z). Such investors are\nadvised to contact Danielle Peyton at newaction@pomlaw.com or 646-581-9980,\next. 7980.\n\nThe investigation concerns whether Zillow and certain of its officers and/or\ndirectors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business\npractices.\n\n[Click here for information about joining the class action]\n(https://pr.report/kwnw)\n\nOn March 5, 2024, Spruce Point Capital released a report alleging potential\npremature revenue recognition issues in Zillow's Flex model, in which the\nCompany recognizes revenue when a lead is sent to an agent, despite the agent\nthen having up to two years to close a deal.\n\nOn this news, Zillow's stock price fell $2.85 per share, or 4.97%, to close at\n$54.49 per share on March 5, 2024.\n\nThen, on September 30, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it\nhad sued \"Zillow and Redfin over an unlawful agreement that eliminates Redfin\nas a competitor in the market for placing advertising of rental housing on\ninternet listing services (ILSs)-the websites that millions of Americans use\nto find their next rental home.\"\n\nOn this news, Zillow's stock price fell $3.57 per share, or 4.63%, to close at\n$73.48 per share on October 1, 2025.\n\nPomerantz LLP, with offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, London, Paris,\nand Tel Aviv, is acknowledged as one of the premier firms in the areas of\ncorporate, securities, and antitrust class litigation. Founded by the late\nAbraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, Pomerantz\npioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 85 years\nlater, Pomerantz continues in the tradition he established, fighting for the\nrights of the victims of securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, and\ncorporate misconduct. The Firm has recovered numerous multimillion-dollar\ndamages awards on behalf of class members. See www.pomlaw.com.\n\nAttorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.\n\nSOURCE: Pomerantz LLP\nView the original press release\n(https://www.accessnewswire.com/newsroom/en/business-and-professional-services/investor-alert-pomerantz-law-firm-investigates-claims-on-behalf-1160099)\non ACCESS Newswire\n\n\nCopyright 2026 ACCESS Newswire. 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