Real Estate – Page 21 of 42

Tech boom shrinks Seattle area housing inventory, sparks bidding wars as prices soar to record levels

Potential home buyers in the Seattle region are facing record low inventory and all-time high prices, thanks in part to a… Read More

Redfin partners with White House for new tool that rates neighborhoods based on proximity to jobs

As part of a White House initiative to utilize data to “improve economic mobility for all Americans,” Seattle-based online real estate brokerage Redfin… Read More

House hunting? Here’s how far your dollar goes in America’s top 5 tech hubs

If you live in a region with a thriving tech industry, you’ve probably noticed your dollar doesn’t go as far… Read More

New Zillow tool helps determine ideal window to sell your house faster and for more money

Determining the right time of year to sell your home is a tricky prospect for would-be sellers, and getting it right… Read More

Redfin CEO reveals Seattle housing data, says city can avoid issues plaguing San Francisco

Redfin, the tech-powered real estate brokerage based out of Seattle, collects all kinds of data about cities, from the available housing,… Read More

Home affordability in Seattle drops sharply for anyone who is not a tech worker or doctor

If you’re lucky enough to already own a home in Seattle, the chances are slim that a teacher or firefighter… Read More

Planned Seattle office tower aims to attract tech tenants to former Amazon site, with ‘good mojo’ included

The technology industry touches almost every corner of the Seattle region these days, and a planned downtown office building called… Read More

Zillow Group’s new feature aims to make video walkthroughs more common on home listings

Listen up, all you tech workers trying to flee San Francisco’s high cost of living: Zillow has a new feature that… Read More

Video: Inside KING-TV’s new Seattle HQ, with a giant Microsoft Surface Hub and more high-tech features

In some ways, KING 5’s new three-floor headquarters feels like the home of a modern tech startup. Open working space in the… Read More

Zillow could spend more than $60M defending itself in a lawsuit centered around just one employee

The legal tensions are escalating between Zillow and News Corp.-owned Move Inc. And with good reason. There’s a lot of… Read More

Zillow Group revenue up 7% to $169.4M, but News Corp suit cuts into profits, and shares dip 10%

Real estate media giant Zillow Group just posted fourth-quarter revenue of $169.4 million, up 7 percent over the same quarter last… Read More

Zillow lights up Seattle HQ and waterfront Great Wheel to celebrate 10-year anniversary

Zillow’s celebration of its 10-year anniversary kicked off Tuesday night with dramatic lightings of its downtown Seattle headquarters building and the… Read More

How Zillow came up with the Zestimate, and why it has become such a hit

When Zillow launched what is perhaps its most controversial feature, the “Zestimate,” company executives knew it would be provocative — and they wanted… Read More

Podcast

Zillow at 10: Rich Barton, Spencer Rascoff and Lloyd Frink on the rise of the real estate media titan

In February 2006, a new site called Zillow.com launched to the world, co-founded by former Expedia CEO Rich Barton and… Read More

Amazon’s giant Seattle biodomes start getting huge steel exoskeleton

Workers reached a milestone this week in the construction of the most distinctive element of Amazon’s new Seattle campus — lifting and… Read More

Zillow Group continues aggressive acquisition push, pays $13M for NYC’s Naked Apartments

Zillow Group, the Seattle-based online real estate powerhouse, continues to gobble up the competition. The company today announced that it… Read More

Redfin lets anyone visualize and download housing data with new Tableau-powered tool

Redfin today unveiled a new free “Redfin Data Center” tool that lets anyone download, visualize and share the latest data… Read More

Senior Zillow economist blames rising Seattle home prices on ‘Silicon Refugees’

A very different kind of refugee crisis may drive Seattle home prices even higher in 2016. Zillow senior economist Aaron… Read More

A decade later, Redfin wins patents on key online home search tools

Founded in 2004, Redfin was an early pioneer in using online tools to find and buy homes. And now the company has… Read More

Zillow’s hottest housing markets for 2016: Tech drives top 3 on new list

The 10 hottest housing markets in the country are topped by three cities where technology jobs are fueling the strong… Read More

Seattle requires Amazon to allow free speech in future courtyard, amid larger debate over company’s impact

Amazon will be required to allow 24-hour public access and put up signs making it clear that free speech activities… Read More

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella selling Seattle-area home at asking price of $3.5M

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s home in Clyde Hill, Wash., was listed for sale this week at an asking price of $3.488… Read More

Paul Allen adds $5.4M bungalow to his collection of Mercer Island properties

A couple weeks before Christmas, Paul Allen stuffed his stocking with yet another home on Mercer Island. The billionaire Microsoft… Read More

Venture capitalist Bill Gurley announces departure from Zillow board

Venture capitalist Bill Gurley, who has served on the board of Seattle-based online real estate juggernaut Zillow Group for 10… Read More

Beyond the Zestimate: Zillow launches new ‘Price This Home’ tool, escalating feature war with Redfin

Zillow is launching a new feature called “Price This Home,” building on its longstanding, computer-generated Zestimate tool by giving homeowners the ability… Read More

Here’s the surprise gift that Zillow Group gave employees at this year’s holiday party

Has your company had its holiday party yet? Chances are, it’s not going to be the kind of bash that Zillow… Read More

DocuSign moving Seattle headquarters to a different downtown office tower

Electronic signature company DocuSign says it has secured space across six floors inside Seattle’s 999 Third Avenue office tower. At 119,000 square feet, the… Read More

Amazon to begin move into new Seattle campus next week, with rooftop dog park and indoor basketball court

After years of planning, Amazon will finally begin moving into its new campus near downtown next week. Construction on the… Read More

Redfin launches ‘second generation’ home value estimator, calling it more accurate than Zillow

Redfin launched a new estimator tool today, which the company says uses an unprecedented amount of data in order to deliver the… Read More

Google partners with Zillow for new ‘Google Compare’ mortgage comparison product

With a little help from Zillow Group, Google today rolled out a new Google Compare product for those looking to… Read More