We opened up our databases to the software developer community in October 2006. Since then, more than 800 individuals and 600 companies have signed up to access Zillow’s API and created some amazing stuff — and the developer community continues to add new and exciting features!
Back in September I wrote about the 1st Zillow [...]

The Carnival of Real Estate turns 30 today and is posted at Pittsburgh Homes Daily. This week’s edition took a Valentine’s flavor and handed out three awards — the Dinner Out, Dozen Roses, and Box of Chocolates Awards. You’ll have to take a look for yourself to discover the winners! 
The next host will be [...]

We are lucky to have a fantastic group of individuals on our Board of Directors — including Gordon Stephenson — the co-founder and Managing Broker of Real Property Associates. This image sure makes us all smile this weekend!

(Thanks Gordon!)

How "geeky" are Zillow users?   Wired magazine recently identified the 10 Top Tech Towns — and it got us thinking.  How do these towns relate to our user base?  We took a look what percentage of homes have been viewed on Zillow in these areas to see if they matched up with what Wired had [...]

At some late, late hour into the night, someone burning the midnight oil at their computer became the 20-thousandth homeowner to post a Make Me Move price.  Whether they’re testing the waters pre-market or simply dreaming, these folks have named their price for the world to see. Here’s one Tampa woman’s Make Me [...]

Today’s Wiki Wednesday Feature: Owner-Builders
As I scanned the real estate wiki repository, scoping out the latest and most interesting additions to the wiki, I stumbled upon a page titled "Owners-Builders." Hmmm, I wondered — what’s that? Lo and behold, it’s a page that lists the pros and cons of building your own home. Now, the [...]

Just a reminder that tomorrow is Valentine’s Day, so don’t forget to say it with flowers or chocolate or, if you are feeling really adventurous, maybe even mow a message into your lawn (like the home above in Purcellville, VA). In case you can’t pick it out, it says "I ♥ U."   Not so [...]

I read this morning in Techcrunch that another interesting company starting with a "Z" got funded — an Israeli company called Zlango. The "Z" in their name is not their only similarity to Zillow — one of our venture capitalists funded them. They’ve created a new language of icons for communication in email and [...]

The Carnival of Real Estate’s 29th edition is posted at Rey Estate. Derek got inspired by watching the Grammy’s and titled this week’s edition the "Carnie Awards." Very creative and well thought out — take a look!
Next Monday’s host is Pittsburgh Homes Daily. Please submit your best post by Sunday, February 18, to be [...]

Although I live in Seattle, I frequently "Fantasy Shop" for houses in San Diego. So naturally, yesterday’s release of Zillow’s Q4 data on housing prices piqued my interest when I learned that San Diego housing prices (as measured by our Zindex) were actually DOWN 5.5% in the 4th quarter of 2006 versus a year earlier. [...]

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