Zillow Zillow.com Trulia.com Ruined My House Price

There are several publications and online companies that post their opinions as to the market value of automobiles, boats, planes, antiques, rare books, rare coins, rare stamps, wine, electronics, appliances, silverware, rugs, jewelry, leather goods, pictures, hand tools, power tools, vinyl records and musical instruments. Their opinions as to the stated value of goods is protected by the First Amendment.

On August 23, 2017, a U.S. District Court judge in Illinois dismissed a proposed class action suit against Zillow for appraising real estate at prices below market levels. The judge agreed with Zillow’s claim that the First Amendment protected their Zestimates.

You can't yell fire in a crowded theater.  There are limits to free speech.  Causing someone harm, whether emotional through false slander or financially through deceipt shouldn't be tolerated or legal.

Zillow uses faulty information for their pricing and that hurts some people.  There wouldn't be lawsuits against Zillow if this was just Free Speech. 

“I would love the government to run them out of business.”

Zillow’s business practice is to express its opinion as to the value of property.

It would be a clear violation of one’s constitutional rights if the government or any organization were able to put someone out of business for expressing their opinion.