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    Zillow Nominated for Webware Award

    Our Monday blues were turned around yesterday when we learned that we are a finalist in this year’s Webware Awards! This annual competition allows Webware users to vote for their favorite Web 2.0 applications from a pool of companies. This year ...

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    Neighborhood WordPress Plug-in Ideas Using the Zillow API

    I’ve posted some of my ideas in the past on what could be created using the Zillow API (here and here), so this is another “idea” post along the same lines. While there are certainly some great WordPress plug-ins for real estate sites, I ...

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    Lloyd Speaks to Joel Burslem on InmanTV

    Zillow’s President, Lloyd Frink, sat down with Joel Burslem at Inman Connect in New York. Here’s the video clip: On a side note, I just noticed the new branded InmanTV video player — congrats to the Inman crew for getting that launched.

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    Zillow launches Virtual Sold Sign program

    I was flying to Orlando for a set of meetings and, while reading RIS, I saw an ad for sold properties and a quote from Alex Perriello that talked about spending 20% of one’s marketing budget on sold properties. I’m here to tell you that Zillow ...

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    100K agents on Zillow (and 135K secret agents).

    Sometime last Friday, real estate agent number 100,000 (yes, one hundred thousand!) registered on Zillow and posted a listing for sale in Niceville, Florida. I’d like to say; “Welcome to Zillow!” to Jamee Graff (pictured at left.) Jamee ...

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    Quarterly Report Data — for Data Geeks and Techies

    As you probably know, we released our 2007 quarterly report earlier this week. For those interested in doing analysis on the data, you can download all the raw data on a MSA-by-MSA basis straight from our quarterly reports page. However, while an MSA ...

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    Q4 Home Values Conference Call is Tomorrow (at 11am PST)

    When: Tomorrow, February 12 @ 11am PST / 2pm EST. Where: Conference call: 866-250-4375 Who: Dr. Stan Humphries (VP, Data & Analytics.) Note: To download slides for the call, please visit our press room shortly beforehand. This is a quick reminder for ...

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    Happy 2nd Birthday!

    Today marks the 2nd year of Zillow’s birth– we’re growing up! Like any good parent, it’s always wise to benchmark your child’s development against what those brainy child psychologists say. Let’s see how Zillow holds up ...

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    Work hard, Play hard.

    With the recent launch of Zillow Smart Search, the Listing Feeds Program, and a much-improved Zestimate algorithm that put us officially out of Beta, Zillow employees — many who have been working non-stop nights and weekends for a few months — ...