Real Estate – Page 26 of 42

Zillow pushes back merger date with Trulia after FTC requests more info

Zillow is pushing back its proposed $3.5 billion merger with Trulia, noting in a SEC filing that it would not… Read More

Amazon is taking over Seattle: New plans call for up to 3 more buildings

Amazon’s building boom isn’t stopping. Architects for the e-commerce giant have filed plans with the city to build up to three… Read More

Trulia expands real estate agent offerings with new customer management service

Real estate agents need tools that can keep them in touch with their clients, especially in today’s mobile-driven market. That’s… Read More

Zillow posts revenue of $88.6M in Q3: CEO Spencer Rascoff says they are strengthening ‘leadership position’

Zillow today posted record revenue of $88.6 million, a 66 percent increase over the same period last year and beating… Read More

Fast-growing startup Chef inks lease for 3 floors in historic Seattle building, plans to double staff

Fast-growing IT automation startup Chef has inked a deal for three floors in a historic building in Seattle’s Pioneer Square… Read More

Trulia scares the hell out of home shoppers with this awesome Halloween trick

Check out this awesome Halloween prank, courtesy of the folks at real estate search site Trulia. In celebration of the… Read More

Alibaba’s stealthy new Seattle engineering office is within poaching distance of Amazon

GeekWire didn’t actually make it into the heart Alibaba’s secretive engineering office in downtown Seattle during our unannounced visit this afternoon. But we did make it as far… Read More

Trulia stock price drops after revenues disappoint Wall Street

Trulia disappointed Wall Street today as it heads toward a tie-up with Zillow, its closest competitor in the real estate… Read More

Zillow accused of copycatting, ripping off trade secrets in newly-launched ‘Coming Soon’ product

Zillow’s recently-launched “Coming Soon” feature has been controversial from the start, with some real estate professionals proclaiming that it is… Read More

Redfin buys Walk Score, marking first acquisition in company history

Seattle-based Redfin just stumbled on a deal in its backyard that was simply too good to pass up. The real… Read More

Tech Moves: Daryn Nakhuda departs Porch; Allrecipes vet lands new gig at Avvo; and more

—There’s been a serious pipeline of talent flowing into Seattle startup Porch over the past year, with the company topping… Read More

Zillow hosts first national conference: CEO Rascoff calls it the most important day in company history

Zillow kicked off its first-ever national conference in Las Vegas today, dubbed the Zillow Premier Agent Forum, bringing an enthusiastic… Read More

Believe it! Rock icon Cher wants to boycott Zillow

Cher – yes, that Cher – has posted a tweet calling on her followers to boycott Zillow because the Seattle-based real estate… Read More

Bill Gates buys California horse ranch from Jenny Craig for $18 million

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates paid $18 million for a 229-acre horse ranch just north of San Diego. The ranch, known… Read More

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New Jersey Multiple Listing Service partners with Zillow

The New Jersey Multiple Listing Service has joined Zillow’s partnership program, allowing MLS data on home listings to be sent… Read More

Windermere Solutions rebrands to Moxi Works, launches new real estate software

Windermere Solutions is rebranding itself — again. The real estate firm, a tech-focused spinoff of Seattle-based Windermere Real Estate, today… Read More

September slowdown: Zillow attracts 82M visitors, down from 86M in August

Not as many folks were looking at homes during the month of September — at least not on Zillow. The… Read More

Redfin to kick off first-ever TV ad tonight during Monday Night Football

All of the big dogs of online real estate are spending cash on TV advertising campaigns, from Zillow to Trulia… Read More

Zillow considered buying Realtor.com, but wanted Trulia because they’re a brand on the ‘ascendancy’

Consolidation continues to sweep through the online real estate industry, with news this week that Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. agreed… Read More

News Corp. buying Move Inc. for $950M, knocking on the door of rival Zillow

Zillow may soon have a new rival to face off against: Rupert Murdoch. The billionaire media titan’s News Corp. today… Read More

CrowdStreet raises $800K seed round for crowdfunding real estate marketplace

Portland-based CrowdStreet announced today that it has raised an $800,000 seed round to fuel development of the company’s commercial crowdfunding… Read More

Fast-growing home improvement startup Porch acquires ValueAppeal

Porch is expanding its footprint. The fast-growing Internet company has acquired Seattle startup ValueAppeal, GeekWire has learned. Terms of the… Read More

Mysterious out-of-town game company leases large office in Redmond

Which video-game company from outside the Seattle region is putting down stakes in Redmond? That’s the burning question after real estate… Read More

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FTC asking Zillow and Trulia for more information on $3.5B deal

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has asked Zillow and Trulia for “additional information” related to their merger, the second request… Read More

Redfin launches new 3D Walkthrough to help buyers explore houses on the market

The advent of the Internet has proven a boon to homebuyers who want to browse housing inventory from the comfort… Read More

Zillow makes case for $3.5B Trulia purchase, says deal will spark more innovation

Zillow is pushing forward with its planned $3.5 billion acquisition of rival Trulia, but before the deal is consummated the… Read More

Sneak peek at Tableau’s new Seattle engineering center, a ‘dev heaven’ in a former gym

The squash court is gone, and so are the treadmills, stationary bikes and weight lifting equipment. But those who look… Read More

A tech campus on the edge of downtown Seattle? City looks to attract tech giant for 4-acre Yesler Terrace parcel

Technology giants such as Facebook, Twitter, eBay and Google have already discovered Seattle, setting up fast-growing engineering centers in the… Read More

Providing more clues to its future, Redfin seeks VP of real estate industry relations

Looking to bolster its position in the real estate industry, Redfin plans to hire a vice president of real estate… Read More

Zillow goes to bat against ‘Zilla,’ loses trademark fight with LoanZilla

Seattle online real estate giant Zillow doesn’t quite own trademark rights to the term “Zilla” — at least according to… Read More