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Zillow rolls out AI-powered ‘super listing’ tool

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Listing Showcase is part of Zillow’s new ShowingTime+ brand and is currently available to a select group of agents that partner with the portal giant, according to the company. Continue reading →

US needs 4.3M homes to close the affordability gap: Zillow

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During 2021, there were 8 million “missing households” across the country — families without homes of their own — compared to just 3.7 million housing units available for rent or sale, according to Zillow. Continue reading →

Housing starts see biggest increase since 2016

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Housing starts were at a seasonally adjusted rate of 1,631,000 for May — a 21.7 percent jump from April and 5.7 percent higher than the levels recorded in May 2022, according to U.S. Census Bureau data. Continue reading →

Will chatbots make housing discrimination worse?

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New artificial intelligence technology can recommend real estate listings based on neighborhoods’ ethnic makeup. Experts are worried about the tech’s potential for discrimination. Continue reading →

The inventory recovery suffered a setback. Is it just temporary?

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The housing downturn was supposed to bring the market back into balance between buyers and sellers. But recent inventory gains have stalled. Continue reading →

Low inventory propped up price growth this spring

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U.S. home values grew 1.4 percent between April and May of 2023 — slower than the past two springs but faster than both the 2018 and 2019 spring markets. Continue reading →

Meade High School, Kelly Moss and the rise of fake real estate listings

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Two fake Zillow listings went viral at the end of May — one a high school senior prank and the other resulted in buyers losing thousands. Here’s how to save clients from online scammers. Continue reading →

Zillow must pay VHT $2M for listing photos, appeals court affirms

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Unless the companies decide to take their case to the U.S. Supreme Court and the court opts to take it, this is the end of the road for a legal saga that began eight years ago over the fate of sold listing photos. Continue reading →

New scheduling, market reporting tools boost ShowingTime+

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While Zillow remains centered on consumer search and lead generation, offspring ShowingTime+ is becoming the “super app” the industry giant promised, according to the company. Continue reading →