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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 →

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 →

The Texas plan that could win even more new homeowners

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High property taxes in Texas have in the past canceled out some of the state’s affordability advantages. But political leaders are looking for ways to reduce homeowners’ tax burden. Continue reading →

82% of Americans favor upzoning as fix for skyrocketing housing costs

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Zillow’s latest housing survey revealed overwhelming support for accessory dwelling units, duplexes, triplexes and other dense-housing complexes as housing costs have doubled from pre-pandemic levels. Continue reading →