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New Fresh Year, New Fresh Profile!

When it comes to the real estate industry, a lot of us are happy to close the books on 2009 and are ready to start 2010 with a breath of fresh air. If you haven’t taken a look at your Zillow Profile lately, now would be a great time to go back and ...

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Go Nicole! Zillow Advice is a Place to Connect

Zillow Advice is a humming, buzzing beehive of humanity, where thousands of questions and answers are posted on a daily basis. If you have a real estate question, it’s a great place to get answers from a Zillow community that is filled with real ...

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A Busy Week at Inman Real Estate Connect

Real estate professionals from across the country are coming together this week in New York at  Inman Real Estate Connect for three jam-packed days of networking and  learning about the very latest real estate business intelligence. Look for these ...

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Spencer Rascoff on CNBC’s “The Call”

Zillow COO Spencer Rascoff appeared on CNBC’s “The Call” this morning to discuss news that the Treasury will provide capital on an as-needed basis to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac over the next three years. Does this policy mean there is ...

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Shoud I add-on to home or move?

Great question from yellowcow in Zillow Advice about how to best create more space for a growing family. We need a bigger house to accommodate for our two kids. We are weighting on whether to add-on another 600 sq ft, which cost about 90K or move to a ...

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Zillow Mortgage Marketplace Announces Distribution Partnership with Redfin

We’re thrilled to announce that today, Zillow Mortgage Marketplace is launching its first distribution deal with online real estate brokerage Redfin. Visitors to Redfin’s Web site can now fill out a mini loan request form on the Financing your ...

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Zillow’s Spectacular November

UPDATE: After discussions with comScore, it appears that the comScore data we cite below may be unreliable and it includes a different approach to Zillow’s measurement than other sites.  For a detailed discussion, please refer to this Inman post.  ...

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Zillow is Hiring! Costume Not Required

Life is full of surprises, and it’s especially fun when you get them at work. As the head of recruiting at Zillow, I meet all kinds of people and see a ton of resumes and occasionally, we get really creative types who want to make a statement. For ...

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Local Market Explorer v2 Now Available

The Local Market Explorer WP Plugin that we released in August just got an upgrade! Though the BETA version 2 has been available for a few weeks, it’s now officially available for download in the WordPress Plugin directory. Here’s what’s ...