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Zillow reappoints venture capitalist Bill Gurley to board

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Gurley joins Zillow at a time when the portal giant is under pressure to evolve and deliver on its promise to create a housing super app. Continue reading →

Real estate CEOs: Big changes from bombshell suits ‘improbable’

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The bombshell verdict of Sitzer | Burnett rocked the real estate industry, but recent earnings reports suggest many of its most recognizable CEOs don’t anticipate major disruptions. Continue reading →

The internet fell hard for real estate in 2021. But can the love affair last?

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Nearly three years after Saturday Night Live declared “real estate is your sex now” in a popular Zillow parody, mind share around the industry is sagging, according to an Intel analysis of traffic data. Continue reading →

Zillow sees losses rise in Q2 thanks to ‘tough’ market

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The company lost $38 million between April and June, though it did see revenue tick up slightly. Zillow also described 2023 as “crucial,” in a newly published earnings report. Continue reading →

Here’s how CoStar can beat Zillow and win the real estate portal wars

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CoStar is already borrowing a page from other big insurgent companies including Nike, Apple and Pepsi. But whether it can surpass Zillow may depend on how much it spends, analysts told Intel. Continue reading →

Zillow, Anywhere and Compass vanish from annual Fortune 500 list

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The real estate giants’ omission from Fortune’s annual list of the biggest companies illustrates just how far industry players have fallen as a result of a housing contraction that began in 2022. Continue reading →

Zillow and Opendoor expand partnership to 11 new markets

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The former rivals are now jointly providing cash offers to consumers in a total of 16 markets, most of them spread out across the Sunbelt. Continue reading →

Zillow appoints new CFO amid push to build ‘housing super app’

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Jeremy Hofmann has played a key role in the super app push so far and also oversaw Zillow’s acquisition of ShowingTime, the company said. Continue reading →

Zillow begins ‘critical’ year with mounting losses, falling Q1 revenue

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Zillow brought in $469 million in revenue, according to an earnings call Wednesday, falling 13 percent from the $536 million it brought in a year earlier during a period that preceded the rate hikes and sluggish sales. Continue reading →

REX gets OK to question Zillow CEO Rich Barton in antitrust suit

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Judge Thomas Zilly denied Zillow’s motion for a protective order, saying CEO Rich Barton must complete three hours of questioning from REX’s counsel about the company’s “Project Bookshelf.” Continue reading →