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GeekWire Summit 2021 recap: Leaders and luminaries share insights at our annual conference

It was really nice to be back. The GeekWire Summit returned to Seattle and took a page out of our shared… Read More

Ex-Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff on the need for new social media, iBuying, remote work, and more

On a day when the biggest social media company on the planet went offline for several hours, Spencer Rascoff talked… Read More

Zillow Group faces antitrust scrutiny from U.S. lawmakers over $500M ShowingTime acquisition

Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) and Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) sent a letter on Thursday to the FTC that raises antitrust… Read More

Zillow beats Q2 expectations with $1.3B in revenue as it expects housing trends to boost growth

Seattle-based real estate company Zillow Group reported $1.3 billion in revenue Thursday for the second quarter, slightly beating analyst’s expectations.… Read More

Zillow Group uses machine learning to improve Zestimate algorithm for changing market trends

Seattle real estate giant Zillow Group announced new tweaks to its Zestimate tool that provides home value data on more… Read More

Are tech employees coming back to downtown Seattle? Here’s what companies are planning for

The plywood is coming down, restaurants that survived are adding hours and vehicle traffic in Seattle is growing from the… Read More

Redfin forecasts record $2.53T in U.S. home sales this year, up 17%, biggest gain since 2013

The news: Seattle-based real estate company Redfin is forecasting record U.S. home sales of $2.53 trillion this year, saying in… Read More

Strong housing market helps Zillow Group beat Q1 earnings expectations with $1.2B in revenue

Zillow Group Q1 earnings: The Seattle real estate giant beat expectations with $1.2 billion in revenue, up 8%, and earnings… Read More

Zillow Group responds to lawsuit filed by Real Estate Exchange, denies antitrust claims

The news: Seattle-based Zillow Group responded to an antitrust lawsuit filed by Austin-based real estate startup Real Estate Exchange in… Read More

iBuying ramps up after pandemic pause and despite hot real estate market for sellers

After taking a hit during the beginning of the pandemic, iBuying is ramping up with dozens of companies racing to… Read More

Podcast

Exclusive interview: Spencer Rascoff talks SPAC mania, home buying and why he’s created a stealthy social media startup with his daughter

When we reached out to entrepreneur and angel investor Spencer Rascoff on Tuesday with notes about appearing on the GeekWire… Read More

Ex-Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff leads SPAC deal to acquire Offerpad, a rival to his former employer

Former Zillow Group CEO Spencer Rascoff is jumping back into the real estate game in a big way. Rascoff, who… Read More

Zillow to hire 2,000 employees — but they won’t all be in Seattle as distributed model takes root

Zillow Group plans to grow its employee base by 40% this year, adding more than 2,000 workers across the country… Read More

Zillow Group and NAR hit with antitrust lawsuit filed by Real Estate Exchange over home listings

Austin-based real estate startup Real Estate Exchange (REX) filed an antitrust lawsuit Tuesday in federal court in Seattle against Zillow… Read More

Zillow Group real estate rival Compass files for IPO, shows $3.7B in revenue for 2020

Real estate brokerage Compass filed for an IPO on Monday. The 8-year-old company reported $3.7 billion in revenue last year,… Read More

Zillow will use its Zestimate tool to make cash offers for home-buying service

Zillow Group is now using its well-known Zestimate home value estimation tool to make cash offers on homes. It’s part… Read More

Zillow Surfing 2.0: Real estate giant uses AI to beef up virtual touring tool

Zillow Surfing just got an upgrade. Zillow Group on Wednesday rolled out a new feature for its virtual tour experience… Read More

Tech Moves: Zillow exec Racquel Russell joins Bird’s board; new gig for startup vet Rebecca Lovell

— Zillow’s VP of Partner Success Racquel Russell joined the board of micro-mobility company Bird, known for its scooter sharing… Read More

Zillow skit on Saturday Night Live goes viral as show pokes fun at house-browsing ‘fantasies’

Zillow Group didn’t have a Super Bowl ad, yet it may have come away from the weekend with the biggest… Read More

Tech stocks soar in 2020 amid pandemic as Seattle-area companies see valuations spike

2020 was a big year for big tech on Wall Street. Despite parts of the economy shuttering due to COVID-19,… Read More

Holiday parties in a pandemic: Tableau orders 3,500 meals to go; Smartsheet serenaded virtually; more

Looking for a way to celebrate the holiday season with employees while also injecting some much-needed support into the Seattle restaurant… Read More

Another Seattle power couple commits to giving away their fortune as part of the Giving Pledge

Seattle philanthropists Sarah and Rich Barton have signed the Giving Pledge, joining more than 200 billionaires and ultra-wealthy people around… Read More

With deep roots in Seattle, real estate brokerage Compass reportedly eyes IPO

Heavily-funded real estate brokerage Compass hired Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs to lead an initial public offering next year, according… Read More

‘Simply put, people want to move’: Zillow and Redfin rebound as U.S. housing market surges again

The U.S. housing market is making a comeback — and that’s good news for online real estate giants Zillow Group… Read More

Zillow Group crushes Q3 estimates with $657M in revenue and record traffic amid housing boom

The U.S. housing boom is helping boost business at Zillow Group, which beat Wall Street expectations for its third fiscal… Read More

Former Zillow execs raise $40M seed round for Tomo Networks to reinvent how people buy homes

Two former top Zillow Group leaders are getting back in the real estate industry with new startup that aims to… Read More

Zillow cuts 80 Zillow Offers jobs, adjusting its approach in field offices as it eyes expansion

Zillow has cut about 80 positions from its Zillow Offers homebuying and selling operation, streamlining its management structure in some… Read More

Ex-Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff jumps back into real estate, launches startup with former colleagues to help people buy second homes

Former Zillow Group CEO Spencer Rascoff and dotloop founder Austin Allison are teaming up on a new startup called Pacaso that… Read More

Tech Moves: AWS names first head of space policy; WeWork Labs leader joins Alexa Fund; Moz co-founder leaves board

— Peter Marquez has joined Amazon Web Services as the first head of space policy. “There are many exciting things… Read More

Zillow rival Opendoor will go public via SPAC; home buying and selling platform valued at $4.8B

Opendoor, the Zillow Group rival that lets people directly buy and sell homes online, is going public. The San Francisco-based… Read More