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From Zillow Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 9, 2008 at 7:00 am ET
Today’s Wiki Wednesday Feature: A Rare Economic Time — Low Rates and Low Prices
Regardless of how bad the real estate market is for people who are selling — or, trying to sell their homes — ... ( more)
From Zillow Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 8, 2008 at 6:19 pm ET
Since we launched Dueling Digs a few weeks back, I’ve found myself looking at the various winners practically every day. My favorite group? Hands down the kitchens. I actually love my own kitchen, but that ... ( more)
From Zillow Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 7, 2008 at 12:57 pm ET
RealCentralVA took another turn at the Carnival of Real Estate, playing host to the 85th edition, in which RealCentralVa selected four great posts in no particular order. Among the four is a quick, funny Monday ... ( more)
From Zillow Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 4, 2008 at 1:40 pm ET
Looking for a place to flee to if bombs start dropping from the sky? How about a space for meditation? Or maybe a really quiet place to play your violin? Well, have we got the ... ( more)
From Zillow Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 3, 2008 at 2:56 pm ET
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 ... ( more)
From Zillow Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 2, 2008 at 11:44 pm ET
At Zillow we believe in information transparency. We believe informed consumers are empowered consumers. We believe these informed consumers make better customers for real estate professionals. We believe consumers should be able to shop anonymously, ... ( more)
From Zillow Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 2, 2008 at 6:54 pm ET
Today’s Wiki Wednesday Feature: Homeowners Insurance
If you own a home, you are no doubt familiar with the world of homeowners insurance. But do you know exactly what your policy covers — and doesn’t cover? The ... ( more)
From Zillow Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 2, 2008 at 2:51 pm ET
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 ... ( more)
From Zillow Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 1, 2008 at 7:07 am ET
Sports Illustrated has a feature — or, maybe they stopped running it (dunno, since I haven’t picked up the magazine in a while) — named something like, “This Week’s Sign That Apocalypse is Upon Us,” ... ( more)
From Zillow Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogMarch 31, 2008 at 4:22 pm ET
HotPads reminded us that April is right around the corner and played an early April Fools’ joke on all of us as host of the 84th edition of the Carnival of Real Estate. HotPads whipped ... ( more)
From Zillow Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogMarch 31, 2008 at 2:53 pm ET
Today we released data on home value bands across 125 metropolitan areas. Click HERE to read the media alert, or click HERE to dive into the data yourself.
At times, the world of real estate data ... ( more)
From Zillow Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogMarch 28, 2008 at 12:49 pm ET
We’re in a “laugh so you don’t cry” kind of real estate period, so for today’s Friday Fun, take a run through some of these Slate cartoons to get a cartoonist’s wry take on the ... ( more)
From Zillow Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogMarch 27, 2008 at 12:08 pm ET
In my blog post last week, I discussed how the Zillow Home Value Index (Zindex) compares to two popular repeat sales indexes, the OFHEO Housing Price Index and Standard & Poor’s Case-Shiller Index. In ... ( more)
From Zillow Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogMarch 26, 2008 at 11:39 am ET
Today’s Wiki Wednesday Feature: Foreclosure Fraud
Double whammy: Not only are you in danger of losing your home to foreclosure, but you desperately relied on the services of a “foreclosure rescuer” to help keep you afloat ... ( more)
From Zillow Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogMarch 24, 2008 at 12:04 pm ET
Who doesn’t use Easter as an excuse to devour Peeps, Bunny Corn, and Cadbury Eggs? The Inman News Blog awards the Cream Egg Awards to celebrate this week’s top posts for the 83rd ... ( more)
From Zillow Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogMarch 20, 2008 at 12:21 am ET
Have you ever wished you could peer into thousands of kitchens or bathrooms across America looking for your own remodel ideas? Are you looking for decorating inspiration or a new paint color to spice up ... ( more)
From Zillow Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogMarch 19, 2008 at 3:41 pm ET
Professional golfer Tiger Woods kept an incredible pace this week — as only Tiger can do — by sinking a 24-foot putt on the 18th hole in a come-from-behind win in the Arnold Palmer Invitational ... ( more)
From Zillow Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogMarch 19, 2008 at 12:04 pm ET
Our newest partner in the Zillow Listings Feed program is one we’re especially excited about. That’s because they’re our first MLS partner (of many, we hope)! Please join me in welcoming to the ... ( more)
From Zillow Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogMarch 18, 2008 at 1:57 pm ET
There was an interesting article in the Wall Street Journal a few weeks ago by David Wessel discussing differences between the housing index produced by the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO) and Standard ... ( more)
From Zillow Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogMarch 17, 2008 at 2:41 pm ET
Daily, we see stories in the news about people who are losing their homes to foreclosure. It’s true that we are in the midst of difficult, worrisome times in our economy with three-quarters of Americans ... ( more)
From Zillow Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogMarch 17, 2008 at 12:00 pm ET
The Matrix celebrates the fact that everyone’s Irish on St. Patrick’s Day! In order to celebrate the 82nd edition of the Carnival of Real Estate, Jonathan Miller of the Matrix posts his Top 10 ... ( more)
From Zillow Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogMarch 14, 2008 at 5:49 pm ET
It’s no secret… the marketing team here at Zillow is on the verge of obsession with celebrity gossip - just look at the marketing team Halloween photo from last year when we went as celebrity ... ( more)
From Zillow Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogMarch 12, 2008 at 7:19 pm ET
Our very own CTO, David Beitel was recently featured on CIO Sessions, a series on CNet News. David discusses a range of topics relating to working as a CTO in a Web 2.0 company. ... ( more)
From Zillow Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogMarch 12, 2008 at 5:32 pm ET
Today’s Wiki Wednesday Feature: Control the Mold
You never expect mold to be growing in your home. But the minute I found a mushroom growing through the carpet (!) in my basement, I knew something was ... ( more)
From Zillow Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogMarch 12, 2008 at 12:33 pm ET
Picture this: It’s 2 o’clock in the morning, you can’t sleep and you think, “maybe I’ll read a book.” Or, maybe you’ll make yourself a warm glass of milk to help you relax (yeah, right). Or, ... ( more)
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