That’s just one of the many things they say in Texas and I’m really happy to announce that Zillow just “went big” with Keller Williams, headquartered in Austin, Texas.  See the release here.  We are proud to announce that Keller Williams has joined the Zillow Listings Feed program and that listings from KW’s 73,000+ associates are now prominently displayed […]

Aw shucks! The Webby Awards, which began acknowledging excellence on the Internet since 1996, just bestowed Zillow with the top Webby in the real estate category. Thank you Webbys! We are deeply appreciative and humbled by this recognition.
Come to find out, Zillow was chosen as the overall real estate winner by members of the International […]

Zillow’s family of partners grew even bigger this week with the addition of Homes.com. Any listings which are hand-entered into their system will be automatically fed to Zillow, at no additional cost to the customer.
“This partnership is just one example of our ongoing efforts to provide Homes.com customers with the most effective means of marketing […]

For those of you who haven’t already heard the news, today Freddie Mac reached an agreement with Wells Fargo, Citibank, Washington Mutual and JPMorgan Chase to purchase mortgages up to $730,000 in some areas. What does this mean for you?
Traditionally, homes loans above $417,000 were considered jumbo, and were not backed by government-sponsored programs, including […]

Believe it or not, that headline was similar to one posted on a billboard back in 1971 in Seattle, which was commissioned by two Seattle real estate agents who were fed up with the pessimism surrounding the Boeing Bust. Nowadays — thankfully — Seattle is not tethered to one company to provide an economic life […]

Housing Crisis Humor

March 28, 2008 | 2 Comments

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 […]

Welcome, MLS PIN!

March 19, 2008 | 6 Comments

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 […]

Zillow can help you attract buyers, but we want to help you win over sellers as well! With so many real estate sites these days, it can be challenging for people to understand which ones are going to be the most powerful in helping to sell homes. This is why we recently created a Listing […]

On Saturday, we finished back-to-back-to-back Realogy trade shows, involving Coldwell Banker, ERA, and Century 21. Ten straight days in Orlando! By attending these three shows we were able to communicate our latest partnership with thousands of agents and brokers. The response was overwhelmingly positive as real estate professionals recognize the value […]

I was flying to Orlando for a set of meetings and, while reading RIS, I saw an ad for sold properties and a quote from Alex Perriello that talked about spending 20% of one’s marketing budget on sold properties.
I’m here to tell you that Zillow can do this unlike any other Web site out there […]

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