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Zillow is no longer just a real estate marketplace that can help find your next home — the company has decided to become an active participant in the field. In an announcement today, Zillow has revealed that it’ll flip houses in Phoenix and Las Vegas starting this spring. The company has teamed up with local […]
When customer service software company Zendesk decided it needed to open another U.S. office outside of its San Francisco headquarters, VP of public policy Tiffany Apczynski said that the company had one major concern: whether or not other cities in the U.S. would offer Zendesk access to adequate talent. “We looked around and realized that […]
. AP Images Spencer Rascoff is the CEO of Zillow, a real-estate website and app. Before that, he helped create and lead the travel website Hotwire. Zillow went public in 2011 and has grown tenfold since. Today, the company generates over $ 1 billion in annual revenue; it has made 16 acquisitions and has 3,500 […]
Zillow is working on an app that will allow those hunting for homes on its site to get a 3D tour of houses they’re interested in buying or renting. The company says that 44 percent of home buyers and 47 percent of renters look for a new home outside of the region where they currently […]
Enlarge Zillow and McMansion Hell have buried the hatchet. The company won’t sue, and the blog won’t use images from Zillow anymore. However, the blog’s creator, Kate Wagner, will keep all archival Zillow images (including her commentary) on her site. In a brief statement, Zillow said it will “not pursue any legal action.” The company […]
McMansion Hell grew in popularity in recent months by mixing sarcasm, internet lingo, and erudition in commentary superimposed on real estate listing photos. It has a whole section of homes that are “Certified Dank™” — the best of the absolute worst. The blog has been featured in a variety of publications including Business Insider, The […]
(credit: McMansionHell) An architecture blogger has temporarily disabled her website, McMansionHell.com, after receiving a demand letter from Zillow and posting it on Twitter. On Monday, Zillow threatened to sue Kate Wagner, saying that that she was violating its terms of use, copyright law, and possibly the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act because she took images […]
GUEST: Earlier this month, when Zillow announced a record high quarter, projecting to surpass a billion dollars in revenue by the end of this year, many wondered whether the company, with its 75 percent online real estate audience market share and 171 million monthly users, can “Uber-ize” real estate agents, cutting out traditional brick-and-mortar brokerage middlemen in the same way Uber […]
AP Contrary to what many have believed to be true about millennials, those between the ages of 18 and 34 are indeed choosing to buy homes. According to Zillow Group’s Consumer Trend Report, which was based off of a survey of a group of 13,000 homeowners, sellers, buyers, and renters, millennials make up 42% of […]
