Pre-pandemic inventory lifts Zillow's iBuyer as company rides 'tailwinds'
The online real estate giant brought in $768 million during the second quarter of 2020 while setting a new traffic record with 2.5 billion visits to its website
by Jim Dalrymple II Aug 6
Zillow seeing rising web traffic, growing consumer interest
Traffic to listings on Zillow plummeted in the first weeks of the coronavirus pandemic. But it has since rebounded, suggesting more consumers might be ready to buy and sell houses
by Jim Dalrymple II Apr 23
StreetEasy suspends 'days on market' display
The Zillow-owned search portal is making changes to listing displays as the real estate industry slows down in New York, the epicenter of the country's coronavirus outbreak
by Patrick Kearns Mar 24
How real estate portals are reacting amid the coronavirus pandemic
In this fast-moving, dynamic time, portals are making significant moves to retain their agent clients and ease their financial burden
by Mike DelPrete Mar 24
Zillow CEO: 'There's no coronavirus playbook'
In an investors call, Rich Barton laid out plans to cut 25% of quarterly expenses by pausing hiring, cutting marketing, halting homebuying and reducing discretionary spending
by Patrick Kearns Mar 24
Zillow is covering 50% of Premier Agent costs for 1 month
Zillow CEO Rich Barton announced the decision Tuesday in a letter to customers
by Patrick Kearns Mar 17
HomeLight launches Elite Agent program for top producers
Elite Agent status will be awarded to the top 1% of the real estate professionals on HomeLight's platform
by Jim Dalrymple II Jan 30
Zillow Group hit with second class-action lawsuit over Premier Agent
Filed in the Southern District of New York, the federal lawsuit claims that Premier Agent encourages dual agency and violates a New York State antitrust law
by Patrick Kearns Dec 19
Trulia sued by broker over Premier Agent advertising
The Zillow-owned search portal is facing a lawsuit from a broker over its advertising business
by Patrick Kearns Dec 2
Zillow revenue continues to explode, but losses widen
The ballooning revenue and losses can be attributed to the scaling of Zillow Offers
by Patrick Kearns Nov 7
Bret Calltharp
Calltharp, Zillow's director of industry outreach, is set to leave the real estate tech behemoth to work with agents
by Patrick Kearns Oct 29
Zillow president: 'Change is going to be driven by consumers'
Greg Schwartz, president of media and marketplaces at Zillow, highlighted 3 critical changes the industry must make to service customers better
by Patrick Kearns Oct 28
StreetEasy launches new agent advertising program
'StreetEasy Experts' will allow buyer's agents to advertise themselves on a specific listing
by Patrick Kearns Sep 17
Compass agent launches his own iBuyer platform
'It's just a way for me to add value to potential listing clients,' Jason Cassity told Inman
by Patrick Kearns Sep 13
Zillow moves to dismiss derivative shareholder lawsuit
The company argues that its independent directors did not personally profit from the alleged wrongdoing
by Patrick Kearns Aug 26