Overview
- Zillow removed First Street’s property-level risk scores from more than a million listings and now offers a smaller link to external reports and an optional neighborhood risk map.
- CRMLS said predictive flood probabilities can mislead buyers and hurt sales, and it pressed portals to limit such numbers, though Zillow and CRMLS differ on how sweeping the request was.
- First Street defended its peer-reviewed models and outcome validation, noting its maps identified over 90% of homes that burned in recent Los Angeles wildfires and go beyond FEMA’s older flood maps.
- Redfin is keeping the scores visible, calling them useful for buyers, while Realtor.com says it is reviewing the concerns and Homes.com continues displaying the data.
- A lawsuit from sellers alleges Zillow’s prior flood-risk label caused a $100,000 loss, highlighting tensions over risk disclosure and rising insurance costs.