HotPads reminded us that April is right around the corner and played an early April Fools’ joke on all of us as host of the 84th edition of the Carnival of Real Estate. HotPads whipped up a nice mix of reading material for this week’s carnival. Go ahead and check it out!
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Today we released data on home value bands across 125 metropolitan areas.  Click HERE to read the media alert, or click HERE to dive into the data yourself. 
At times, the world of real estate data and analytics seems vast and complicated. But with organization and visualization, sometimes it can be illuminating. Trying to make sense […]

We’re in a “laugh so you don’t cry” kind of real estate period, so for today’s Friday Fun, take a run through some of these Slate cartoons to get a cartoonist’s wry take on the housing crisis. There are 94 of them, so go get a cup of coffee (or your favorite beverage) and enjoy […]

In a recent blog post, I discussed how the Zillow Home Value Index (Zindex) compares to two popular repeat sales indexes, the OFHEO Housing Price Index and Standard & Poor’s Case-Shiller Index. In that post, I referenced David Wessel’s recent article in the Wall Street Journal in which he compares these two repeat sales indexes […]

Today’s Wiki Wednesday Feature: Foreclosure Fraud

Double whammy: Not only are you in danger of losing your home to foreclosure, but you desperately relied on the services of a “foreclosure rescuer” to help keep you afloat during this mortgage crisis. Within months, you realize that your “rescuer” is actually a fraudster. So not only do you […]

 
Who doesn’t use Easter as an excuse to devour Peeps, Bunny Corn, and Cadbury Eggs? The Inman News Blog awards the Cream Egg Awards to celebrate this week’s top posts for the 83rd edition of the Carnival of Real Estate. Denny Oh took the top “sugar bomb” award (in Joel Burslem’s words) […]

Have you ever wished you could peer into thousands of kitchens or bathrooms across America looking for your own remodel ideas? Are you looking for decorating inspiration or a new paint color to spice up your living room? Or, for the architecture buffs — wouldn’t it be fun to drool over some of New England’s […]

UPDATE (March 20): Reports are now surfacing that Tiger did not buy this home. Here’s the latest rundown:
NY Post reported he did
Golf.com reported he did not
LI BusinessNews reported he did
Big Time Listings is in the middle
So, did he or didn’t he? Everyone bought into the NY Post article — and the NYP stands by its […]

Our newest partner in the Zillow Listings Feed program is one we’re especially excited about. That’s because they’re our first MLS partner (of many, we hope)! Please join me in welcoming to the Zillow Feeds “family” MLS Property Information Network, Inc., which has approximately 30,000 participants and subscribers throughout New England, and more […]

There was an interesting article in the Wall Street Journal a few weeks ago by David Wessel discussing differences between the housing index produced by the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO) and Standard & Poor’s Case-Shiller index. Since Zillow recently released our Q4 2007 Home Value Reports, I thought I’d extend Mr. […]

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