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    Spencer, I told you so!

    One of the great things about community is that our users constantly keep us on our toes with suggestions, discussions and the occasional off-topic rant. And in one case today, a member of the Zillow community called out our CFO/VP of Marketing (and my ...

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    Dueling Digs in Action

    Dueling Digs is one of my favorite Zillow features because it is entertaining and useful at the same time. Very few webapps manage to do both. You can get remodeling ideas while looking at real estate porn at the same time; what could be better. I’m ...

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    Zillow Wins Webware Award!

    It’s official! Zillow has won a Webware award in the Commerce & Events category of the competition. We’re tickled to be a winner in this category next to some big hitters such as Amazon, Craigslist, eBay, Kayak, Etsy, Google AdWords, Woot ...

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    Zillow nominated for Webby!

    Shine those shoes and pick out a new dress….  As if we didn’t have enough exciting things going on around Zillow these days, we recently learned that we have been nominated for a Webby Award!  If you aren’t familiar with these, the ...

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    Borrower Data Provides Insight

    As part of the product planning for Zillow Mortgage Marketplace, we conducted research on borrower behavior, perceptions and concerns. The findings helped guide our thinking and shape the final product features. You can check out some survey highlights in ...

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    Comparing Real Estate Markets with the Zillow API

    Fair warning — this post is highly geared toward Web developers, or real estate techies who understand XML. My colleague, Peter Quinlan, wrote a post on the Geek Estate Blog highlighting the fact that no one has really nailed the neighborhood or ...