Articles about Zillow – Page 7 of 28

CityBldr will start buying homes in Seattle — taking on Zillow, Redfin, Opendoor with a twist

Seattle startup CityBldr is getting into the home buying game, taking on real estate heavyweights in its backyard. But unlike… Read More

Zillow hit with patent infringement lawsuit over ‘real estate information search’ apps

Zillow Group and its subsidiary Trulia have been hit with a lawsuit alleging that the real estate tech companies’ mobile… Read More

Zillow expands new business of buying and selling homes to its second market: Las Vegas

Zillow Group has expanded its new business of directly buying and selling homes to Las Vegas, its second market after kicking… Read More

Opendoor raises $325M as it battles Redfin and Zillow in competitive homebuying and selling market

Opendoor, a San Francisco online marketplace that buys and sells homes, has raised a whopping $325 million to expand to… Read More

Jeremy Wacksman named first Zillow president as three executives take on new roles

Jeremy Wacksman, a nine-year veteran of Zillow Group, has been appointed president of the company’s flagship Zillow brand, it was… Read More

Podcast

Week In Geek Podcast: Why Redfin and Zillow might want to buy your home

Right now, plenty of people use Redfin and Zillow, two of Seattle’s more prominent tech companies, to find homes. But… Read More

Zillow and Redfin execs explain why they jumped into buying and selling houses directly

Both Zillow Group and Redfin have evolved from just trying to simplify residential real estate, to controlling the process from… Read More

Zillow’s Spencer Rascoff on tech’s naiveté toward evil, and how scandals are a wake-up moment

Zillow Group CEO Spencer Rascoff offered his take on tech’s troubles of late during an appearance at the Code… Read More

Check out this ‘Incredibles 2’ house on Zillow as super family moves into super new digs

This house has an Incredibles view. And an Incredibles kitchen and living room. And there are Incredibles amenities, too. In… Read More

An inside look at Zillow’s first home purchase: How the real estate media giant will buy and sell houses

The house at 6630 S. Nash Way in Chandler, Ariz., looks at first glance like any other upscale home in… Read More

Home-sellers continue legal battle against Zillow, appeal judge’s decision to toss Zestimate lawsuit

A group of home-sellers in Illinois on Thursday appealed a federal judge’s decision dismissing a lawsuit over Zillow’s Zestimate tool. U.S.… Read More

Zillow’s next $1B business? Online real estate giant makes risky bet buying and selling homes

“We sell ads, not houses,” Zillow Group CEO Spencer Rascoff declared in a conference call with analysts three years ago.… Read More

Judge dismisses class action lawsuit against Zillow’s Zestimate home value tool for second time

A federal judge in Illinois tossed a lawsuit against Zillow Group claiming that its controversial Zestimate tool represents an unfair… Read More

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi talks about flying taxis and why his kids won’t own cars

Riding in the back of an Uber is sometimes the best way to hear an opinion on just about anything,… Read More

Spring’s ‘magic window’ arrives in Seattle for home sellers looking for quick sale and big premium

It’s a big weekend in Seattle, and not just for moms. Home sellers have reason to celebrate, too. According to… Read More

Zillow CEO calls ‘head tax’ proposal ‘misguided’ and says company could look to grow outside Seattle

A week after Amazon said it will pause construction on a new office tower in Seattle and reconsider whether it… Read More

Zillow Group posts $299M in Q1 revenue, creates reporting segment for new home-buying business

Zillow Group will create a new financial reporting segment to reflect its new business of buying and selling homes. The… Read More

Zillow scoops up office space from Nordstrom as Seattle HQ grows to more than 1,500 people

Zillow Group gobbled up a pair of floors at Russell Investments Center in Seattle, referred to by some as Zillow… Read More

Zillow Group will start buying and selling homes, taking on Opendoor and expanding real estate footprint

Zillow Group will start buying and selling homes for the first time later this month, expanding its real estate business… Read More

It’s only rock ‘n’ roll, but Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff was shaped by his dad’s work with music icons

Many entrepreneurs are influenced by early childhood experiences managing a paper route or a lemonade stand. Spencer Rascoff’s most indelible… Read More

As tech cities battle affordability issues, suburbs look to pick up the slack

Seattle’s affordability problems are well-documented: It’s the hottest housing market in the country, with an exploding population that outpaces the… Read More

Top three teams revealed in ongoing $1M Zillow Prize battle aimed at improving the Zestimate

A competition aimed at improving the Zillow Zestimate home-valuation algorithm attracted more than 3,800 teams when it was announced last May,… Read More

Single in Seattle? It could take you 17 years to save for a down payment on a house, Zillow says

“Singles” might have been a romantic comedy when it came out in 1992, with its grunge-infused take on dating in… Read More

Zillow Group hits $1B annual revenue milestone for the 1st time following record quarterly results

Zillow Group topped $1 billion in revenue for the first time in 2017, and the Seattle-based real estate data company… Read More

15 months and counting: Seattle retains title as the nation’s hottest housing market

Home prices in Seattle continue to climb faster than any other city in the nation, giving the Emerald City the… Read More

Zillow launches ‘3D Home’ feature in Phoenix to give buyers more immersive property tour

Come on in. Look around! Home shoppers in Phoenix have that option in a technically savvy new way as Seattle-based… Read More

Zillow sued over how it displays Zestimate home valuation tool in some partner listings

A group in New Jersey sued Zillow Group this week, alleging that letting some partners move the Zestimate valuation tool… Read More

Working Geek: Zillow VP Rebekah Bastian uses aerial acrobatics to help balance kids and career with social-issue focus

In her first 12 years at Zillow Group, Rebekah Bastian juggled career and a variety of volunteering and mentoring roles.… Read More

Santa’s Zillow Zestimate jumps 6.5 percent, and Redfin helps in the hunt for North Pole 2

Two Seattle real estate tech companies are showing a lot of interest in one very famous homeowner with property in… Read More

Tech Moves: Spin bike-share service hires Seattle transportation official; F5 CMO stepping down; and more

Kyle Rowe is very into bikes. He spent the past four years in the Seattle Department of Transportation working on… Read More