The resilience of the real estate agent: An inside look at Redfin, Trulia and Zillow One of the cool things about covering the tech industry in Seattle is being on the front lines of the… Read More
Redfin sets up new title and escrow subsidiary, continuing quest to upend real estate Redfin has certainly made it clear that it wants to transform the real estate business — initially focusing on the… Read More
How far is the Sheraton from the Space Needle? Walk Score unveils hotel finder Walk Score is best known for their rankings of residences, assigning a score on a scale of 1 to 100… Read More
Appature expands with new offices in Seattle Fast-growing Appature, the six-year-old Seattle startup led by Kabir Shahani, has moved to more spacious offices in Seattle. The new… Read More
Zulily nearing deal to secure big lease at RealNetworks HQ Fast-growing daily deal service Zulily has signed a letter-of-intent to occupy a large portion of the Seattle Trade & Technology… Read More
Hi-tech keg: Zillow engineers build tablet-controlled, web-enabled Kegerator for office Every few months, the engineers over at Zillow put on a Hack Week where teams spend seven days working on… Read More
Zillow’s Spencer Rascoff, Trulia’s Pete Flint named most ‘powerful’ young CEOs Well, here’s yet another interesting way that the Zillow-Trulia rivalry is playing out — beyond their courtroom battles. Both CEOs… Read More
Zillow plans big ad push, aims to create a ‘massive, enduring brand’ Around these parts, Zillow is a pretty well known entity. But get out of the Seattle tech echo chamber and… Read More
Zillow revenue grows 73% as it squeaks out a small profit Zillow, the Seattle online real estate company, today posted a 73 percent increase in fourth quarter revenue as the number… Read More
As business matures, Zillow rolls out TV ads nationwide Zillow is taking its TV ad campaign nationwide as it looks to gain momentum heading into the critical Spring home… Read More
Pioneer Square Tech Map: Where are tech companies hanging their shingles? We’ve been writing a lot of about the tech renaissance going on in Pioneer Square, one of Seattle’s most historic… Read More
Zillow to become exclusive provider for HGTV’s FrontDoor Zillow announced today that beginning in April, the Seattle online real estate company will become the exclusive provider of listings for… Read More
Redfin unveils Offer Insights: Real-time insider details for home buyers Redfin continues to push toward more transparency in the traditionally opaque real estate industry, launching a new micro-blogging service of… Read More
Houzz fires back at Zillow Digs: It’s a ‘complete knock off’ Rivalries take on all shapes and sizes, and there’s yet another interesting one brewing between Seattle-based Zillow and Silicon Valley… Read More
Zillow Digs vs. Pinterest: Inside Zillow’s big bet to transform home improvement Spencer Rascoff stands in front of a cluttered whiteboard with marker in hand on the 31st floor of Seattle’s Russell… Read More
Trulia to Zillow: Your patent is ‘invalid on its face’ Zillow and Trulia have been at each other’s throats for years now. The two online real estate companies just don’t… Read More
Vancouver beats out Seattle, Portland as most walkable city Portland has the donuts, Seattle has the coffee and Vancouver, B.C. has the … sidewalks. Walk Score, a Seattle-based company… Read More
ValueAppeal scoops up $6M to help home owners dispute their property tax bills Four years ago, Charlie Walsh attempted to appeal his property tax assessment, only to find that the process was painfully time… Read More
Intel inks big Seattle lease: 50,000 sf at Union Station Intel is growing its presence in Seattle, taking over 50,000 square feet of space at the 705 Union Station building bordering… Read More
Amazon continues California expansion, plans massive warehouse near San Fran Amazon.com isn’t messing around when it comes to expansion in California. The Seattle online retailer today announced that it plans… Read More
Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff rings bell on Nasdaq, but no magical touch this time Zillow was back on Wall Street today, ringing the closing bell on the Nasdaq stock exchange. (By my count, this… Read More
eBay continues to grow in Amazon’s backyard, inks big lease in Bellevue eBay continues to bolster its operations in the Seattle region, inking a lease for 53,000 square feet at the One… Read More
Zillow renews Century 21 deal Shares of Zillow have been gaining steam in recent days, once again topping $30 per share and giving the Seattle online… Read More
Tech Moves: Zillow hires VP; Zac Cohn joins Liffft; Black Pixel rehires Square vet; etc. Zillow has hired Chris Crocker as vice president of strategic partnerships, bringing 16 years of experience to the online real… Read More
Trulia takes aim at Zillow patent suit: ‘Abstract ideas and principles are not patentable’ San Francisco online real estate company Trulia has filed its initial response to Zillow’s patent lawsuit, arguing that the case… Read More
Fast-growing Avalara opens new Seattle office at Pier 55 Avalara appears to be cornering the market on office space near the ferry terminals in the Puget Sound region. The… Read More
Redfin to top $50M in sales: Kelman says there’s more to the Internet than ‘just running ads for other people’ Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman popped by the TechCrunch offices earlier today to talk about the company’s new Collections photo service,… Read More
Redfin unveils Collections, a new photo-sharing service for real estate nerds Sometimes, working in real estate can be all about crunching numbers and analyzing data. But there’s an emotional and creative… Read More
Zillow’s new service allows property managers to create websites for free For rental professionals who do not have their own website and are looking for a custom online solution, today Zillow… Read More
Photo sharing for realtors: Abodograph connects real estate agents with customers There are countless photo-sharing apps out there for everything from food to dogs. Now, a former Microsoft and Google engineer is trying to… Read More
