Articles about Zillow – Page 4 of 28

Seattle-area companies join ‘The Board Challenge,’ pledging to add Black directors within 12 months

Seattle-area tech companies are joining a national movement to increase the diversity on U.S. corporate boards of directors by adding… Read More

Dreaming of a new home? Zillow’s new ad campaign signals changes in real estate and marketing

A new ad from Zillow is a sign of shifting sands in the housing market. Called “Ready for a Change,”… Read More

Zillow report fuels talk of ‘mass exodus’ in San Francisco, but other markets not seeing urban flight

Zillow’s recent Urban Suburban Market Report opens by asking: Are people fleeing the cities for greener suburban pastures? The short… Read More

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GeekWire Podcast: Microsoft (maybe) rescues TikTok; downtown Seattle struggles; micro-schools

Here’s what we’re talking about on the GeekWire Podcast this week. Who would have thought that Microsoft could be the… Read More

Zillow Group CEO Rich Barton on ‘The Great Reshuffling’ and a ‘tectonic shift’ in real estate

People are spending way more time at home during the pandemic. And that’s good news for Zillow Group. The online… Read More

Zillow stock spikes after crushing Q2 expectations; CEO says ‘people’s desire for home is resilient’

Zillow Group flew by analyst expectations for its second quarter revenue as the Seattle real estate giant voiced confidence in… Read More

‘How long can we hold on?’ As Zillow workers stay remote, businesses near Seattle HQ fight to survive

It’s 8:20 a.m. at the corner of Second Avenue and Union Street in downtown Seattle. The buzz of the city… Read More

Zillow to allow 90% of employees to work from home indefinitely as pandemic ‘debunks’ old ways

Zillow Group introduced a new policy on Wednesday allowing about 90% of its employees the option of working from home,… Read More

Redfin and Zillow resume home-buying businesses in scattered markets, citing real estate rebound

Seattle-based real restate company Redfin is resuming its RedfinNow home-buying business in four additional markets, the company announced Friday, continuing… Read More

Zillow Group CEO Rich Barton on the ‘great reshuffling,’ and why he’s optimistic about it

In mid-March, as awareness of the COVID-19 pandemic spread across the country, Zillow Group CEO Rich Barton faced a tough… Read More

Zillow restarts home-buying business, showing confidence in real estate amid ongoing pandemic

Zillow Group is resuming its Zillow Offers home-buying business, reflecting the company’s confidence in real estate despite the ongoing global… Read More

Zillow survey forecasts suburban boom as remote workers flee pricey cities in search of bigger homes

The Seattle real estate tech companies that have spent the past several years reporting on how attractive and hot tech… Read More

Zillow Group to raise nearly $1B through stock and debt offerings to help support real estate business

Zillow Group is looking to inject some cash into its business. The Seattle real estate giant on Wednesday announced pricing… Read More

Zillow Group CEO Rich Barton on why he’s bullish about real estate despite pandemic

Rich Barton sees light at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel. The Zillow Group CEO expressed optimism for the future… Read More

Zillow’s housing market projections: Home sales will fall 60%, prices will dip 2-3%

Real estate may feel the effect of COVID-19 until the end of 2021 — and possibly even longer. Zillow Group… Read More

Zillow approves remote work policy for rest of 2020; CEO says views on WFH ‘turned upside down’

Zillow Group is embracing WFH. The Seattle-based real estate company told its employees Friday that they can work from home… Read More

Should you buy or sell a home during the pandemic? Here’s what Redfin’s CEO advises

Buyers, seek opportunity. Sellers, hold off. That’s the advice from Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman as questions swirl about the real… Read More

Spencer Rascoff departs Zillow Group board, 1 year after stepping down as CEO

Former Zillow Group CEO Spencer Rascoff resigned from the Seattle-based real estate company’s board on Tuesday. The move comes just… Read More

Rich Barton lays out Zillow’s coronavirus playbook: Freeze hiring; cut expenses; pause home-buying

“You only find out who is swimming naked when the tide goes out.” Warren Buffett uses this phrase in shareholder… Read More

Zillow suspends home buying efforts through Zillow Offers amid real estate uncertainty

Zillow Group announced Monday that it will temporarily pause home buying through its Zillow Offers business in response to stay-at-home… Read More

Zillow offers 50% discount to Premier Agents, estimates up to $50M impact on 2020 revenue

In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, Zillow Group is offering its Premier Agents a 50% discount off their next monthly… Read More

These cities were the top markets for ‘iBuyers’ like Zillow and Redfin in 2019

The cities of Las Vegas, Phoenix, Raleigh-Durham, Charlotte and Atlanta all have one thing in common — they were the… Read More

Zillow’s home-buying business produced $1.37B in revenue last year but is still unprofitable

Almost exactly a year ago, Zillow Group embarked on a fundamental re-imagination of the company shifting from real estate media… Read More

Zillow Group ‘pleased’ with ruling in federal patent suit over mobile real estate search apps

Zillow Group applauded a ruling from a federal judge in an 18-month-old patent lawsuit that seeks to bar the real… Read More

Zillow launches tool to help Seattleites exiting homelessness find affordable housing

Zillow Group launched a new tool Thursday to help people experiencing homelessness in Seattle connect with affordable housing options. The… Read More

Opendoor and MoxiWorks team up to arm real estate agents with cash offers for homes

Seattle real estate tech startup MoxiWorks is teaming up with leading iBuyer Opendoor in a new partnership to help agents… Read More

These are the cities where Redfin and Zillow are directly buying and selling the most homes

The so-called “iBuyer” movement is still young, but a new report sheds light on its growing impact on real estate.… Read More

Zillow Offers comes to Los Angeles, the largest city yet for real estate giant’s home sales division

Zillow Offers debuted in Los Angeles and neighboring Orange County today, the second largest housing market in the nation and… Read More

Zillow 2.0 is here: Home sales outpace real estate giant’s traditional businesses for first time

Well, that didn’t take long. Zillow Group’s home sales division now makes up the majority of the company’s business, just… Read More

Zillow Group stock spikes 12% as Q3 revenue tops $745M amid rapid expansion of Zillow Offers

Zillow Group nearly doubled its revenue in the third quarter as it invests heavily in the company’s home sales business.… Read More