By: Sara Bonert Partner Relations Manager | May 14, 2008
Each quarter Zillow releases Quarterly Report data on housing trends from a national and local (down to the neighborhood) level. As a buyer’s agent this data can be very useful in helping your clients use trends when figuring out where to purchase their next home. As a seller’s agent the data is equally as […]
By: Nate Moch | May 13, 2008
Since launching Zillow Mortgage Marketplace a little over a month ago, we’ve received all sorts of recommendations and feedback from our users. We have been busy fixing a few things since then, but we’ve also recently added features the our lender community has asked for. We appreciate the great suggestions we’ve received and hope the new […]
By: Diane Tuman Content Manager | May 13, 2008
The effects of foreclosure are becoming more strange by the week. Here’s the lineup of weirdness we’ve had on the Zillow Blog lately:
Foreclosed homes with pools become a breeding ground for West Nile Virus
Foreclosure bus tours packed with people looking for a bargain
Mosquito fish used to battle infestations in pools of foreclosed homes
Foreclosure victims living […]
By: Spencer Rascoff CFO & VP of Marketing | May 12, 2008
Dr. Stan Humphries, VP Data & Analytics, and the man behind our housing data, will be giving a speech to the Real Estate Roundtable at the Rainier Club in downtown Seattle on Monday May 19. He will be discussing Seattle home prices and US housing data in great detail over lunch.
I am a member of […]
By: Amy Bohutinsky VP, Communications | May 12, 2008
Last summer I posted on an unsanitary (and sometimes dangerous) side effect of foreclosed homes in warm climates — abandoned swimming pools. These pools, when not drained of water, become infested with mosquitoes, which in turn
create the perfect breeding ground for the West Nile virus. Some of the highest rates of negative equity […]
By: Mary Miller Director, Product Management, Mortgages | May 12, 2008
As you may have noticed, we recently made some additions to Zillow Mortgage Marketplace that help borrowers learn about their individual mortgage needs and the state of the current market.
Mortgage Calculators
We added 10 mortgage calculators to help borrowers answer important questions they may have before they begin shopping for a loan. They help calculate:
How Much […]
By: Zillow Team Zillow.com | May 12, 2008
We’re seeing stars in the Carnival of Real Estate today since host Larry Cragun, who runs the Real Estate Undressed blog, judged and styled the 90th edition of CoRE using a star rating system. Posts he regarded as excellent received 5 stars and others received 4 and 3 stars. This CoRE is not on […]
By: David Gibbons Director of Community Relations | May 9, 2008
As of 9AM this morning, 45,192 people have signed the online petition at AngryRenter.com calling for Congress to not pass any bailout programs that reward risky borrowing and lending. According to the AngryRenter.com website, the preferred solution to the foreclosure crisis is to; “Let the free market sort it out!”
The $300 million mortgage […]
By: Annie Rihn Recruiting | May 9, 2008
HP shows his dexterity and flexibility doing the limbo
Ask a Zillowite why they love working here, and I think you’d find a consistent theme: The people, the product, and the potential. All of these energize us to do better, be better, take risks and have fun along the way. As the old […]
By: Amy Bohutinsky VP, Communications | May 8, 2008
The New York Times today has an article on the city of Vallejo, CA declaring bankruptcy. In what the Times calls “a potentially ominous harbinger” for other California cities, the City Council of this northeast suburb of San Francisco voted unanimously, citing no other choice due to dwindling tax revenues and a depressed […]
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