By: Thomas Brown Partner Relations Manager | July 9, 2008
First Team Real Estate, one of Southern California’s finest real estate companies, is now in partnership with Zillow to display their property listings on our site.
First Team is the number one independent real estate company in sales in southern California. As such, they have taken proactive measures in today’s business climate to further increase […]
By: Sarah Mann Senior PR Specialist | July 1, 2008
Confession: I have a small obsession with Julia Child. I recently read her biography, My Life in France, and have been trying to navigate myself around a handful of recipes within her famous cookbook, Mastering the Art of French Cooking. The only one I have perfected is the boeuf bourguignon (except I still […]
By: Amanda Hoffman PR Specialist | June 20, 2008
Summer is the busiest season for real estate. So it’s fitting that as of today we have reached 2.5 million listings on Zillow.com. We launched our Listings Feed program back in November, and are thrilled at how popular it has become in just seven short months. In fact, this spring has been […]
By: David Gibbons Director of Community Relations | June 19, 2008
The chickens have come home to roost for some of those responsible for mortgage fraud and mortgage securities fraud that have contributed to the current mortgage crisis. Operation Malicious Mortgage has nabbed more than 400 individuals involved in real estate deals in just three and a half months, the FBI announced today. This is the […]
By: Sara Bonert Partner Relations Manager | June 17, 2008
A touch of class is coming to Zillow in the form of a recent partnership with Alain Pinel Realtors.
Alain Pinel is a prestigious purveyor of luxury homes in the San Francisco Bay area. They have a comprehensive online marketing program that now includes feeding their listings to Zillow. The company was started in 1990 and has […]
By: Diane Tuman Content Manager | June 17, 2008
San Diego real estate company Wellsford Realty is offering an unusual incentive for gay couples in California or those who might venture to California to take advantage of the recently passed same-sex marriage law: If you buy a home (primary or vacation home) in the San Diego area through Wellsford Realty, you will get your […]
By: Jorrit Van der Meulen VP, Partner Relations | June 10, 2008
Over the past three years, we’ve told a lot of potential partners that we are a patient bunch. We told them our goal was to become their most efficient marketing partner. We told them we weren’t competitors. Well, that patience has paid off. We are very excited to announce that […]
By: Nate Moch | June 4, 2008
Tough times call for drastic measures. A friend of mine in Bothell, WA is trying something new to build interest in his house. He is having an auction… sort of. The “Bothell Countdown” is the brainchild of Justin Wilcox and is something like a reverse auction where instead of the price […]
By: Sarah Mann Senior PR Specialist | June 3, 2008
It’s not news to anyone that in much of the country, the housing market has seen better days. We’ve written on this blog a few times about some of the more creative things sellers are doing to help market their homes to potential buyers, adding various incentives along the way. But this is a first.
A […]
By: Jorrit Van der Meulen VP, Partner Relations | May 22, 2008
In case you missed this morning’s first Webinar for Real Estate Professionals, you can access the archived presentation through Zillow’s Media Room. Thanks to all of you who attended. We had a fantastic turnout, some great questions, and Stan and I had a lot of fun.
Speaking of questions, our only regret is that we did […]
