Inman Archive: Zillow (2017-Present)

Map service used by StreetEasy briefly vandalized with slur
BY PATRICK KEARNS | AUG 31

WARNING: A new Zillow leads scam looks strangely familiar
BY VERONIKA BONDARENKO | AUG 29

Zillow’s epic listing photo battle with VHT enters its final phase
BY ANDREA V. BRAMBILA | AUG 28

Sellers still rule — for 2 years, says Zillow
BY PATRICK KEARNS | AUG 27

In real estate ecosystem, Zillow’s octopus arms reach far and wide
BY BRAD INMAN | AUG 20

Price reductions rose in June, with cities seeing biggest cuts: Zillow
BY VERONIKA BONDARENKO | AUG 17

A deeper look at Zillow Offers numbers
BY MIKE DELPRETE | AUG 9

What’s the deal with Zillow changing its Zestimates?
BY TEKE WIGGIN | AUG 8

Why nobody should be surprised by Zillow’s latest moves
BY ROBERT HAHN | AUG 8

Real estate agents are split on Zillow’s Arizona broker’s license
BY PATRICK KEARNS | AUG 7

Zillow market cap plummets by $1.6B after mortgage acquisition, earnings
BY PATRICK KEARNS | AUG 7

Zillow gets broker’s license in Arizona, but has ‘no plans’ to represent homebuyers and sellers
BY PATRICK KEARNS | AUG 6

Inside Zillow’s Q2 earnings: Premier Agent up, new acquisition, and $3.09M loss
BY ANDREA V. BRAMBILA | AUG 6

Zillow to acquire Mortgage Lenders of America, streamline buying through Zillow Offers
BY PATRICK KEARNS | AUG 6

Zillow bashes Upstream and CAR in public regulator comments
BY AUTHOR | DATE

NAR blasts Zillow, tells government it causes ‘consumer confusion’
BY ANDREA V. BRAMBILA | AUG 2

Keeping it real: A luxe broker’s thoughts on Zillow, hashtags and gifting
BY PETER LORIMER | AUG 2

Zillow Offers is coming to Denver this fall
BY PATRICK KEARNS | AUG 1

Zillow now lets you apply for apartments, pay rent online
BY EMMA HINCHLIFFE | JUL 31

Zillow’s Instant Offers homebuying service is coming to Atlanta
BY VERONIKA BONDARENKO | JUL 18

Nextdoor takes on Zillow’s Zestimate with home valuations
BY EMMA HINCHLIFFE | JUL 17

Zillow’s new director of industry outreach is a real estate Jedi
BY MARIAN MCPHERSON | JUL 16

Zillow sales exec fired after telling Premier Agent customer to ‘take up yoga’
BY PATRICK KEARNS | JUL 9

Zillow eyes acquisitions and growth in new $650M offering
BY EMMA HINCHLIFFE | JUN 28

Zillow kickback investigation ends with no action
BY EMMA HINCHLIFFE | JUN 25

Zillow puts its first home under contract as a seller — but reduces price by 1.6% on another
BY PATRICK KEARNS | JUN 21

Zestimate is 15% more accurate with AI to judge home interiors
BY EMMA HINCHLIFFE | JUN 21

How is Zillow deciding which Premier Agents get Instant Offers leads?
BY PATRICK KEARNS | JUN 15

Zillow Group launches program to offer discounted tools to top builders
BY VERONIKA BONDARENKO | JUN 14

Inside Zillow’s Instant Offers expansion
BY PATRICK KEARNS | JUN 13

Former brokerage sues Zillow for patent infringement
BY ANDREA V. BRAMBILA | JUN 12

Zillow’s new presidents and promotions show it’s serious about Instant Offers
BY EMMA HINCHLIFFE | JUN 12

Redfin CEO tangles with Zillow and realtor.com at D.C. competition workshop
BY PATRICK KEARNS | JUN 5

What’s it like to be the first agent to sell a home owned by Zillow?
BY PATRICK KEARNS | JUN 1

Owners.com pulls incorrect ads from Zillow that featured HGTV real estate star
BY PATRICK KEARNS | MAY 30

Zillow: fewer than 10% of homeowners are underwater on their mortgage
BY PATRICK KEARNS | MAY 30

Lennar chair and Zillow CEO talk predictions for near-future homes
BY VERONIKA BONDARENKO | MAY 25

Home appreciation climbs to highest rate in 12 years, Zillow finds
BY MARIAN MCPHERSON | MAY 24

Zillow: Experts predict next recession will hit in 2020
BY EMMA HINCHLIFFE | MAY 22

Who’s lobbying NAR? Zillow, dues dollars and the DOJ
BY SAM DEBORD | MAY 11

Strange bedfellows: NAR and Zillow agree on antitrust, sort of
BY ANDREA V. BRAMBILA | MAY 11

Zillow Group CFO Kathleen Philips set to retire
BY EMMA HINCHLIFFE | MAY 8

Judge dismisses amended lawsuit over Zillow’s Zestimate tool
BY PATRICK KEARNS | MAY 8

Zillow posts bigger net loss than expected in Q1
BY ANDREA V. BRAMBILA | MAY 7

Agents, stop hating Zillow and embrace it
BY TERESA BOARDMAN | MAY 4

The most popular neighborhood in the United States according to Zillow is …
BY PATRICK KEARNS | MAY 3

Zillow’s an iBuyer: What does that mean for you?
BY CAMERON PAINE | MAY 3

What should real estate expect from DOJ workshop? Zillow discusses
BY EMMA HINCHLIFFE | MAY 2

How agents are reacting to the iBuyer wars
BY EMMA HINCHLIFFE | MAY 1

Competition will be fierce for home hunters this season: Zillow
BY VERONIKA BONDARENKO | APR 26

OfferPad cuts ties with Zillow over Instant Offers expansion
BY EMMA HINCHLIFFE | APR 23

The latest news on Zillow’s move to buy and sell homes directly
BY PATRICK KEARNS | APR 16

As homebuyer, Zillow delivers the ultimate lead
BY MIKE DELPRETE | APR 16

Zillow shares take a tumble amid plans to get into iBuyer business
BY PATRICK KEARNS | APR 13

Opendoor founders subtweet Zillow’s new home buying service
BY EMMA HINCHLIFFE | APR 13

Zillow’s other big announcement: higher quality leads for Premier Agents
BY JOTHAM ​SEDERSTROM | APR 13

Zillow will begin buying and selling homes using agents
BY JOTHAM ​SEDERSTROM | APR 12

What can Zillow do to offset slowing revenue growth?
BY MIKE DELPRETE | MAR 22

Americans’ rent rose at fastest rate in nearly two years: Zillow
BY JOTHAM ​SEDERSTROM | MAR 22

Zillow quietly charging big builders for listing exposure
BY ANDREA V. BRAMBILA | MAR 20

The top 10 markets for first-time homebuyers: Zillow
BY JOTHAM ​SEDERSTROM | MAR 7

This spring homebuying season may be less ‘frenzied’: Zillow
BY MARIAN MCPHERSON | MAR 6

3 winning teams improve Zestimate accuracy in Zillow competition
BY EMMA HINCHLIFFE | MAR 1

Zillow survey: Atlanta, northern Virginia likely for Amazon HQ2
BY EMMA HINCHLIFFE | MAR 1

Zillow teases Canadian listings at conference
BY EMMA HINCHLIFFE | FEB 28

Everything to know about Out East, Zillow’s new Hamptons brand
BY EMMA HINCHLIFFE | FEB 26

Starter homes gaining equity faster than luxury sector: Zillow
BY MARIAN MCPHERSON | FEB 16

Agent Connect NY 18: Zillow and realtor.com lead conversion strategies
BY INMAN | FEB 16/span>

Single buyers can only afford 45% of U.S. housing stock: Zillow
BY MARIAN MCPHERSON | FEB 12

Zillow posts record $1B in revenue for 2017
BY ANDREA V. BRAMBILA | FEB 8

Jay Thompson announces retirement from Zillow
BY EMMA HINCHLIFFE | FEB 8

Zillow sued over Zestimate display: Making sense of the dispute
BY ANDREA V. BRAMBILA | JAN 18

Zillow unveils new app for capturing 3-D home tours
BY JOTHAM ​SEDERSTROM | JAN 18

Zillow video walkthroughs vanish, possibly forever
BY JOTHAM ​SEDERSTROM | JAN 9

Here are the hottest housing markets of 2018 according to Zillow
BY JOTHAM ​SEDERSTROM | JAN 9

Zillow wins data request scuffle with local county government in Illinois
BY GILL SOUTH | DEC 22

Zillow testing ‘Home Tour Highlights’ feature for agents
BY ANDREA V. BRAMBILA | DEC 20

Is Facebook coming for Zillow?
BY MIKE DELPRETE | DEC 19

Home values expected to rise 4.1% in 2018: Zillow
BY MARIAN MCPHERSON | DEC 12

Zillow takes us inside ‘Santa’s house’
BY FABIANA FLORES GORDON | DEC 1

Median home price now $12,500 more than last year
BY MARIAN MCPHERSON | NOV 22

GOP tax reform would drive up costs of selling a home
BY JOTHAM ​SEDERSTROM | NOV 21

Zillow’s 6 predictions for the 2018 housing market
BY MARIAN MCPHERSON | NOV 17

Aspiring homeowners should save an extra $105 per month in 2018
BY PATRICK KEARNS | NOV 10

StreetEasy is building Douglas Elliman’s new agent platform for 2018
BY MARIAN MCPHERSON | NOV 9

Zillow posts record revenue and profit in the third quarter
BY ANDREA V. BRAMBILA | NOV 7

The latest updates coming to Zillow Premier Agent in 2018
BY BRITT CHESTER | OCT 27

Zillow Group pledges $5M to help those on verge of homelessness
BY CAROLINE FEENEY | OCT 26

Rising sea levels could submerge 1.9M homes by 2100
BY TINA CASEY | OCT 20

Where does the NYC broker war with StreetEasy leave the industry?
BY BRIAN BLUM | OCT 19

Zillow expands solar energy scores to 84 million homes
BY TINA CASEY | OCT 16

How to make money off these 6 housing trends from Zillow
BY BERNICE ROSS | OCT 9

Become a Zillow power-user with these 5 tips
BY ABHI GOLHAR | OCT 9

Zillow testing 3-D tour capture app for iPhone
BY BRITT CHESTER | OCT 5

How does Zillow stack up to its global peers?
BY MIKE DELPRETE | OCT 4

The Inman Files: Zillow is fighting a war on two fronts
BY BRAD INMAN | SEP 21

Another angry investor sues Zillow over co-marketing
BY ANDREA V. BRAMBILA | SEP 18

Let’s not take the Zillow co-marketing probe as legal advice
BY AMBER TAUFEN | SEP 14

Climate change will impact the housing market: Zillow
BY MARIAN MCPHERSON | SEP 8

Investor alleges Zillow lied about co-marketing program
BY ANDREA V. BRAMBILA | AUG 31

Judge drops case against Zillow Zestimates
BY TEKE WIGGIN | AUG 24

$1M neighborhoods on the rise in coastal metros: Zillow
BY MARIAN MCPHERSON | AUG 17

Zillow Instant Offers expands to Phoenix
BY TEKE WIGGIN | AUG 9

Zillow Group and CFPB head into settlement talks
BY ANDREA V. BRAMBILA | AUG 9

Zillow Group busts previous revenue record, posts $21.8M net loss
BY ANDREA V. BRAMBILA | AUG 8

Why Zillow ‘Instant Offers’ seller leads are yours to lose
BY ANDREA V. BRAMBILA | AUG 7

Homelessness in major metros made worse by rising rents: Zillow
BY MARIAN MCPHERSON | AUG 4

Agents can now add HouseLens video walkthroughs to Zillow listings
BY FABIANA FLORES GORDON | JUL 20

Zillow Group and photography firm VHT taking battle to higher court
BY AUTHOR | DATE

Zillow Group leads $10M funding round for home design app Hutch
BY TEKE WIGGIN | JUL 12

Zillow backs down, reaches truce with McMansion Hell
BY MARIAN MCPHERSON | JUN 29

Zestimates protected as free speech, Zillow argues in legal challenge
BY TEKE WIGGIN | JUN 29

McMansion Hell blogger fighting back in Zillow listing photo battle
BY ANDREA V. BRAMBILA | JUN 28

Zillow: Lack of for-sale inventory due in part by increased single-family rentals
BY MARIAN MCPHERSON | JUN 22

Zillow wins bid to slash multimillion-dollar VHT photo copyright verdict
BY ANDREA V. BRAMBILA | JUN 22

Instant Offers indigestion: The industry’s take on Zillow’s new service
BY GREG FISCHER | JUN 20

Zillow: In which U.S. markets does it ‘pay to rent’?
BY MARIAN MCPHERSON | JUN 9

From this moment on, nothing will be the same in real estate
BY BRAD INMAN | DATE

Zillow, show us the Instant Offers beta test results
BY JAMES DWIGGINS | JUN 6

Is Zillow killing the goose that lays the golden eggs?
BY MIKE DELPRETE | JUN 6

Homes with this color bathroom sell for $5,400 more: Zillow
BY MARIAN MCPHERSON | JUN 1

Everything you need to know about Zillow Instant Offers
BY CAROLINE FEENEY | MAY 26

Leigh Brown: 5 points Realtors are missing about Zillow
BY LEIGH BROWN | MAY 26

Would charging fees for Instant Offers make Zillow a broker?
BY ANDREA V. BRAMBILA | MAY 25

Your first-time sellers might be surprised by $15K in hidden costs
BY MARIAN MCPHERSON | MAY 25

Zillow Prize will award $1M to the person or team who most improves Zestimate
BY AMBER TAUFEN | MAY 24

11 burning questions about Zillow Instant Offers
BY BRAD INMAN | MAY 22

Opendoor vs. Zillow Instant Offers: Who wins?
BY TEKE WIGGIN | MAY 22

Zillow launches ‘Instant Offers’ pilot program for homesellers
BY INMAN | MAY 22

Zillow inks direct listing feed deals with 16 MLSs
BY MARIAN MCPHERSON | MAY 12

CFPB investigates Zillow’s co-marketing program: What agents should know
BY ANDREA V. BRAMBILA | MAY 11

Zillow edges toward profitability in 2017’s first quarter
BY MIKE DELPRETE | MAY 8

Zillow Group posts net $4.6M loss in Q1, ups 2017 revenue forecast
BY ANDREA V. BRAMBILA | MAY 4

When’s the best time to buy a house at a lower price?
BY MARIAN MCPHERSON | MAY 4

Zillow Group’s RealEstate.com: Homeownership cost tool included?
BY ANDREA V. BRAMBILA | APR 26

New Zillow ad campaign tugs at the heartstrings
BY MARIAN MCPHERSON | APR 24

Court rejects Zillow’s insurance claim for legal expenses in VHT case
BY ANDREA V. BRAMBILA | APR 19

‘But my Zestimate is higher than that’: 11 ways to respond
BY AMBER TAUFEN | APR 11

Do Zillow leads to lenders violate RESPA? CFPB mum
BY ANDREA V. BRAMBILA | MAR 22

Open letter to Ryan Serhant re: Zillow/StreetEasy
BY JASON CASSITY | MAR 10

Top NYC brokers slam StreetEasy agent program
BY MARIAN MCPHERSON | MAR 7

The best month and day to put a home on the market, according to Zillow
BY MARIAN MCPHERSON | MAR 2

Observations on Zillow’s 2016 results and the U.S. market
BY MIKE DELPRETE | FEB 28

Zillow Group appoints April Underwood to its board of directors as Pete Flint exits
BY MARIAN MCPHERSON | FEB 14

Podcast: How a real estate broker-owner closes 20 Zillow deals a year
BY PAT HIBAN | FEB 14

Zillow Group plans to appeal $8M photo copyright verdict
BY CAROLINE FEENEY | FEB 10

Zillow Group posts net loss of $220M in 2016
BY ANDREA V. BRAMBILA | FEB 7

Zestimate vs. Redfin Estimate: Are home valuations that use list prices, er, useful?
BY TEKE WIGGIN | FEB 2

Zillow co-founder Rich Barton on what’s next in real estate tech
BY INMAN | JAN 24

Zillow Group rolls out ‘end-to-end’ listing management
BY ANDREA V. BRAMBILA | JAN 19

Why Zillow Group is not quite a global leader — yet
BY MIKE DELPRETE | JAN 17

New realtor.com and Zillow products unveiled
BY TEKE WIGGIN | JAN 16

How to use Zillow to build better digital experiences
BY TEKE WIGGIN | JAN 16

Zillow and VHT gear up for trial over sold-listing photos
BY ANDREA V. BRAMBILA | JAN 13

Zillow: Millennials and communities of color facing challenges
BY MARIAN MCPHERSON | JAN 12