Archive for August, 2006

By working and living in Seattle, the Space Needle is a daily reminder that this Jetsons-like structure is still unique after all these years. It can make a full rotation in an hour, giving sightseers and diners a lovely panorama of Seattle. On the residential front, San Diego’s Al and Janet Johnstone are the […]

Six months ago today, Zillow launched the beta site with great… uhh… fanfare… and some interest that frankly overwhelmed us.
Once we got stable, we began to be amazed at the insatiable consumer appetite for data and valuation information on homes.  And with data in mind, we went rummaging for stats on how far we’ve come […]

Homes where gruesome events have occurred always seem to pique our curiosity as is evidenced in today’s USA Today article that highlights the news that the former Boulder, Colo., home where JonBenét Ramsey was murdered is once again for sale (USA Today photo above). It’s being listed for $1,695,000, although real estate broker Joel […]

Last week’s Top 25 blog posts about Real Estate are listed in the 4th edition of the Carnival of Real Estate, which is now posted over at Property Grunt. As Jim Duncan said this morning; "The perspective that can be gained by a national, yet first-hand view of the real estate market is invaluable."
The Carnival […]

Yesterday, AOL announced that
"most" of their services would be FREE going forward. All that great
content and all those services … FREE. If you read the FAQ, you can see how they
expect to make up for all the lost revenue …

1. Why Is AOL Doing This?

To give members more choice and
flexibility so they can get the […]

We all know that homes with views command higher values.  But what about views that also provide free admission to special events, like a 4th of July Fireworks Show, a Chicago Cubs game, or the New Years Eve celebration in Times Square?  The photo above shows the Blue Angels practicing for this weekend’s SeaFair […]

Last week Rich and Lloyd announced that Zillow has begun to develop an Open API to share data on nearly 67 million homes in America. Since then we’ve been blown away by the level of interest and our summer intern has been working around the clock just to keep up.
Keeping with the FAQ spirit I’ve […]

Much like the weather of Miami, the real estate market has been hot.  With miles of beach, a diverse population and summer weather year round, Miami has been a popular destination for many home and condo buyers.  However, there are indications of some cooling indicated by rising inventory (houses currently for sale) according to […]

Editor’s note: this is the second post in “My Hometown,” a series of blog posts written by Zillow employees about the homes and towns where they grew up.
My Hometown: Santa Fe, NM
Zindex 10 years ago: Approximately $155,000
Current Zindex: Approximately $435,000
Although Seattle is now my home, that title once went to Santa Fe, NM – […]