Zillow Offers opens Southwest hub, plans to add 160 new jobs

Zillow’s cut the ribbon Wednesday on a new southwest hub that will serve as the operations center for its year-old Zillow Offers platform. Continue reading

Zillow has been buying homes for a year now. How’s it going?

It’s been a year since Zillow’s ambitious undertaking to buy and sell homes to consumers with quick-close, all-cash offers under the “iBuying” model. Continue reading

The Real Word: Will Zestimates become live offers?

Watch Byron Lazine and Nicole White give a real estate agent’s perspective on industry-related topics. This week, Zestimates. The AVM (automated valuation model) put Zillow on the map. If Zestimates become live offers, how will agents fare?  Continue reading

Does property activity online boost your listing’s exposure?

Why aren’t we looking closer at views, favorites and the metrics that make a listing stand out? Troy Palmquist digs into popular sites’ metrics, or lack thereof. Continue reading

Marijuana-friendly cities see uptick in home values: Study

Homeowners who live in cities where recreational marijuana is legal can breathe a sigh of relief: Home values in those area have grown by $6,337 more than homes in towns where marijuana remains illegal. Continue reading

Raising the real estate bar, the Zillow and Compass way

A few years ago, a real estate veteran allegedly wore a hat with the number “40” emblazoned on the crown, which was his purported ranking on the Stefan Swanepoel 200 Power List. Continue reading