Zillow Group October 2019 IR Roundup
In October, Zillow Group hosted its first annual industry conference, Unlock. The conference brought together more than 1,500 Zillow Group partners across the Premier Agent, Rentals and New Construction businesses for two days of sessions designed to strengthen engagement. Rich Barton, Zillow Group co-founder and CEO, held a fireside chat with Brad Inman of Inman News, where they discussed how technology will transform the real estate experience. You can view a highlight reel of the conference on the Zillow Group corporate blog.
Other updates: Zillow Offers continues to expand to new markets, launching in two new markets in October — Sacramento and Tampa Bay. The program is now live in 21 markets total.
See below for a roundup of major corporate announcements and media coverage from this month.
Zillow Group Unlock Conference
Zillow Partners Ready to Ride the Wave of the Future [Blog Post + Conference Highlight Reel]
Jeremy Wacksman on Zillow Offers and Shifting Consumer Expectations [Blog Post]
Event Recap — Agents to “Co-pilot” Changes to Real Estate [Blog Post]
In Case You Missed It – Corporate News & Content
Zillow Offers Now Live in Sacramento
Inside Look — How Zillow Gets a Home Ready for Sale [Video]
The Cost of Zillow Offers vs. a Traditional Sale [Op-ed by Errol Samuelson, Zillow Chief Industry Development Officer]
Tampa Homeowners Can Now Sell Directly Through Zillow Offers
Zillow Group Announces Closing of Exercise by Initial Purchasers of Option to Purchase an Additional $73 Million of 0.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2024
New Construction Listings now Live on Zillow in Canada
Zillow Group in the News
To Reinvent Zillow, Barton Draws Inspiration From Netflix and Amazon [The Information]
‘Feel more empowered’: How Zillow plans to change the transaction [Inman]
Zillow president: ‘Change is going to be driven by consumers’ [Inman]
New Option for Homeowners Looking to Sell [NBC News, Dallas]
Zillow to shift ‘from Google mindset to an Amazon mindset’ [Inman]
Zillow Offers launches in Tampa [Inman]
Need a buyer for your Tampa Bay Home? Zillow enters the market with cash offers [Tampa Bay Times]
Zillow CMO: ‘We need to change the way we work together’ [Inman]
What home sellers need to know about instant deals [USA Today Print/Detroit Free Press]
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