Archive for March, 2007

With Spring just around the corner, many of us are starting to think about what to plant in the garden this year, or about when we can have our first barbecue without fearing the rain. But how many of you are dreaming a bit bigger — perhaps of building a pond in your backyard? […]

Which state dreams the most when it comes to real estate?  Turns out that Washington and Oregon have the lowest ratio of homes for sale versus Make Me Move (MMM) postings.  In addition, Washington is the only state that has more MMM’s than for sale homes.  Several other states, like Florida, Georgia and Nevada, have […]

Eerie threes was a side effect for the 33rd edition of the Carnival of Real Estate, which realized 33 entries, happened on the third month of the year, and was published at 10:33 p.m. That weirdness aside, Jay, the Phoenix Real Estate Guy, put together a highly entertaining compilation of posts using a poker […]

When the going gets tough during crunch time, it’s nice to have an activity that takes your mind off of bugs, schedules, and coding. Fortunately at Zillow, one can rock out on Guitar Hero, exercise their wrists on our foosball table, or last but not least — get in a few smacks on our […]

Nina over at QueerCents suggested a playful twist on our Make Me Move feature and as a result, provided us with the perfect Friday Fun topic for this week.  Nina’s post "Can Zillow Make Me Move?" ran yesterday morning and at the end of it, she gave us a rather interesting product suggestion:
I hope […]

We are often asked how a slowdown in the housing market would impact our business. Surely there would be less interest in homes posted for sale online but does that logic also apply to interest in Zestimates? Bill Tancer from Hitwise, the internet metrics company, believes the opposite is true and as Hitwise’s General Manager […]

If you’re looking to move outside of the hustle-bustle of Seattle to the quieter side of Lake Washington, check out this listing that I found in Snoqualmie.

$13,875,000 for a gorgeous 14,400 square feet, 5 bedroom home on a 49 acre lot! Complete with indoor pool and exercise room. It looks like the owner bought […]

BusinessWeek Online is running a story today about the most up-and-coming neighborhoods in America’s largest cities.  These neighborhoods have all shown significant appreciation over recent years, but are all lower than their city’s median value — in other words, the common advice to invest in "a cheaper home in a good neighborhood" also seems to […]

Today’s Wiki Wednesday Feature: Owners Guide
There are tons of people out there who dream of buying a home. But once you find that dream house, what happens after your agent hands over the keys? 
When my husband and I bought our first home five years ago, we had no idea what we were getting into. […]

There are many famous streets throughout the world.  There’s Lombard Street in San Francisco, the most winding street in America.  And Avenida 9 de Julio in Argentina, the widest street in the world.  Downing Street also has become quite famous, the home of Tony Blair, the UK Prime Minister and what looks like just […]