Real Estate category archives

La Paz County, AZ, which borders California on its western border and is also home to the Colorado River Indian Reservation, has the oldest population in the U.S., according to the U.S. Census Bureau in a report released today. A demographic chart of Quartzsite, AZ, which is one of the biggest cities in La Paz, […]

Selling your home? Before you list, consider these top 10 things to do before you put your home on the market. Some are no-brainers, but they are all worth your attention if you plan on selling your home.
1. Make a great first impression
Did you know that buyers decide in the first 30 seconds of seeing […]

It’s a topic dominating the headlines, news shows and the race for president. You’d have to be living under a rock to not know the housing market is in distress and home values are dropping…. right?
Apparently not - at least when it comes to our own homes. Today Zillow released our Q2 Homeowner Confidence Survey […]

This week, Zillow began providing a powerful tool to enhance the home shopping experience for our visitors by offering Saved Search e-mail alerts. After conducting a search for homes on Zillow and choosing the specific criteria you are interested in, you can save these searches and receive regular e-mails alerting you to new homes […]

Last week’s RE Bar Camp in San Francisco was a roaring success; a perfect storm of talented people in the right place at the right time. This video will hopefully give you a taste of what went down and who showed up to the first RE Bar Camp. And if you can overlook my amateur […]

Update, October 6, 2008: We’ve received an update from Rachel Byers, the recipient of the Extreme Makeover home in Oregon, who wrote to tell us that the stories that have been reported about her family’s home are not true. They are not in any danger of foreclosure. We’d also like to note that the Byers have set […]

I’ve always wanted to be a homeowner, however with all the doom and gloom these days about the current housing market,  I’ve found myself much less inclined to purchase a home than I had been previously.  At least that’s what I thought until I spent the weekend spiffing up my sister’s recently purchased home— talk about sibling […]

Feeling stressed that your home is worth less than it was a year ago?  You’re certainly not alone.  While many people out there are facing very serious stresses relating to their homes, if you are secure enough to be able to ride this crazy real estate wave out, Jennifer Openshaw of MarketWatch offers an interesting approach to put […]

Lots of buzz today about a lawsuit by San Diego City Attorney Michael Aguirre against one of the nation’s largest lenders - Bank of America - aiming to prevent the bank from foreclosing on homes in his city. The measure is meant to protect homeowners in danger of defaulting on loans, but BusinessWeek’s Peter Coy […]

This morning we announced an important milestone when it comes to the number and variety of listings on our site.  We now have nearly 3 million – that’s six times what we started with at the beginning of the year!  What’s more, we now have an immense variety of the types of listings buyers can […]