We have just switched this blog to the wordpress platform, primarily to give us further flexibility to quickly add plug-ins and features to the blog. The biggest change you’ll notice is that we know have a 3 column lay-out to give us more room to add sidebar content.
We realize some of the images within individual […]

Today’s Wiki Wednesday Feature: Best Times to Buy
Everyone has heard the mantra “location, location, location” when it comes to buying a home, but timing is just as important. There’s no sense in moving into the perfect house if circumstances are likely to force you out a year or two later.
Can’t see into the future? […]

We are very excited to announce the completion of two more products from our developer community that take advantage of Zillow’s API Network;  1) iframable sites - one for home valuations and the other for comparables and  2) Zillow’s first Web site module. Both of these tools will make it easy for publishers to integrate […]

The 48th edition of the Carnival of Real Estate is posted over at Altos Research. Michael Simonsen highlights the best posts in three categories — real estate technology, consumer-focused real estate, and content for real estate professionals. Take a look!

The carnival will take a break for the week of July 4th, but will surface again […]

I recently stumbled across some creative “Just Sold!” EZ Ads in Brooklyn. Ross Brownfeld, an associate broker with National Brokerage Real Estate, is using them to target home sellers. He realized lots of potential clients are using Zillow to get valuation and other detailed information before putting their homes on the market. In fact, 32% […]

Wes Craven has filed a lawsuit against neighbor Pauly Shore, evidence that neighborly property disputes transcend time, space, and celebrity status. Craven claims that Shore’s recent home improvements (pool, spa, landscaping) resulted in a water-triggered landslide. Craven is not alone—everyone has that certain “special” neighbor whose overgrown trees and inconsiderate new additions […]

What can we say, Zillow employees like having fun. We certainly love to innovate and produce compelling products, but you gotta have some work-life balance and enjoy yourself. Here’s three recent “Zillow Recreation” events worth highlighting:
Paintball Excursion:
Chad Cohen, our NOT SO Boring Corporate Controller, organized a paintball trip at Eastside Paintball out in Duvall (roughly […]

School’s out for the summer and that means the kids are home…with you…all day long. To keep the family occupied (and you sane) around the house, consider moving into one of this week’s top viewed for-sale home and partaking in these suggested activities:

Encourage your kids to play “old school” outside games (think capture the flag […]

Which city had the highest cost of living last year? Moscow, Russia according to the 2007 Cost of Living Survey conducted by Mercer Human Resource Consulting. Moscow was followed by London, Seoul, Tokyo, and Hong Kong to round out the top 5. On the flip side, Asuncion in Paraguay is ranked as the world’s least […]

The Active Rain birthday party train recently came to Chicago where about 25 Midwest bloggers helped them celebrate. It is amazing how alive and vibrant the Active Rain Real Estate Community is.  This was not only evident by the fact that some people traveled from Iowa, Michigan, and Indiana to attend the event, but also […]

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