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Real Estate

Jun 8, 2011, 12:08 PM

Zillow drops the dot com: Is it even relevant anymore in a mobile world?

I’ve been covering Zillow from its inception, stretching back to 2005 when it was just a seed of an idea.… Read More

Jun 7, 2011, 8:32 AM

Zillow’s new iPhone app helps home shoppers get mortgage quotes on the go

Zillow’s mobile applications are some of the most frequently downloaded in the real estate industry. Now, it is adding a… Read More

May 31, 2011, 7:41 AM

Redfin CEO Kelman on IPO plans: ‘We’re not ready yet’

IPO fever is spreading once again through the tech ranks. And while Zillow.com recently filed,Ā Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman says don’t… Read More

May 26, 2011, 10:50 AM

Bursting at the seams at Bellevue HQ, Expedia inks lease next door

Expedia has outgrown its downtown Bellevue headquarters location in Tower 333, and as a result plans to expand into a… Read More

May 26, 2011, 12:21 AM

Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff joins board of travel startup

Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff has a lot on his plate these days, including positioning the Seattle online real estate company… Read More

May 23, 2011, 9:48 AM

Zillow.com selects “Z” for ticker symbol, trims Q1 net loss

Zillow.com plans to trade on the Nasdaq stock exchange under the one letter ticker symbol Z when it expects to… Read More

May 20, 2011, 9:48 AM

Seattle daily deal site Zulily signs big lease for Sodo office building

We’ve been hearing rumors for weeks now about Zulily’s insane growth curve and aspirations for bigger offices. Now, word comes… Read More

May 7, 2011, 10:07 AM

Redfin cleans house, removes 50 partner agents including some who faked reviews

Call it a little Spring cleaning. Redfin announced on its corporate blog this week that it has removed 50 partner… Read More

May 5, 2011, 11:10 AM

Video game school picks Seattle Center for new campus

With companies such as Big Fish, PopCap, Nintendo, Microsoft and Valve, Seattle is a well established center for video gameĀ development.… Read More

HotPads
Apr 28, 2011, 12:01 PM

Time for A New Apartment? How Your Phone Can Help

It’s springtime and, in addition to tulips, baseball, and short sleeves, that means apartment-hunting time for many people. Traditionally, that… Read More

Apr 22, 2011, 9:09 PM

How Spencer Rascoff’s Tweets tossed us off the Zillow IPO trail

Team GeekWire loves nothing more than a good news tip. So, when a reader passed on a hot lead last… Read More

Apr 19, 2011, 5:19 PM

Curbed and Eater hit Seattle, dish scoops to real estate nerds, foodies

Seattle has long been a center of hyperlocal news experimentation, from gritty upstarts like MyBallard.com and The West Seattle Blog… Read More

Apr 18, 2011, 1:36 PM

Chart: Zillow is the third most visited real estate site, while Redfin cracks the top 20

This sure is timely. Just a few hours after Zillow.com announced its intentions of going public, Experian Hitwise released its… Read More

Apr 18, 2011, 11:34 AM

Zillow.com files to go public, beats Trulia to the punch

It has been a long dry spell. But a Seattle Internet company is finally getting ready to take the IPO… Read More

Apr 14, 2011, 8:31 AM

Seattle Art Museum sues MOD Systems over unpaid rent

Troubles continue to mount for MOD Systems. The Seattle Art Museum has filed a lawsuit against the maker of digital… Read More

Apr 12, 2011, 11:05 AM

The sniping continues: Trulia heralds itself as the top dog over Zillow in online real estate

Trulia CEO Pete Flint took a shot at his Seattle competitor Zillow.com last month, telling GeekWire that it was “just… Read More

Apr 11, 2011, 10:49 AM

Zillow.com makes its first buy: Online listing service Postlets

Zillow.com has pretty much grown on its own since Rich Barton and Lloyd Frink founded the company in 2005, preferring… Read More

Apr 3, 2011, 8:21 AM

‘Bill is the guy that made MS happen,’ and other top comments of the week

Paul Allen gets into some of the nitty-gritty details of the early days at Microsoft. Steve Ballmer receives a low… Read More

Mar 31, 2011, 6:43 PM

ThePlatform sets sail for new digs in downtown Seattle

ThePlatform, an online video company owned by Comcast, is moving from its longtime digs in the old Airborne Express building… Read More

Mar 31, 2011, 1:35 PM

Seattle’s newest online real estate upstart: Windermere?

Windermere has one of the most recognizable brands in the Pacific Northwest. But when it comes to innovating online, the… Read More

Mar 23, 2011, 11:08 AM

Trulia CEO Pete Flint on Zillow: ‘Just a question of time before we overtake them’

Everyone loves a good rivalry. And in online real estate, there’s nothing better than San Francisco-based Trulia versus Seattle-based Zillow.com.… Read More

Mar 23, 2011, 8:13 AM

Traffic, techies and South Lake Union’s transformation

The transformation of Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood — sparked by Paul Allen’s Vulcan Real Estate — continues as Amazon.com… Read More

Mar 22, 2011, 9:45 AM

Welcome to TechDwellers: An inside look at Seattle’s newest tech incubator

There’s a Les Schwab tire shop across the street. A flower distribution warehouse around the corner. And a distributor of… Read More

Mar 17, 2011, 7:08 AM

What’s your real estate agent really thinking? Redfin unveils Agent Insights

Redfin is launching a new feature today that allows the company’s real estate agents to speak candidly about the homes… Read More

Mar 15, 2011, 9:15 PM

Report: Zillow.com talks to investment bankers about an IPO

Is Zillow.com getting ready to go public? That’s the word on the street after BusinessWeek reported — citing three unnamed… Read More

Mar 9, 2011, 9:04 PM

Zillow.com’s latest, predicting rental prices for homes

Looking for a place to rent, but don’t want to overpay? Zillow.com today is unveiling a new service which assigns… Read More

Mar 7, 2011, 7:08 PM

Amazon.com continues to grow like a weed in Seattle

Amazon.com is quickly establishing its presence in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood, with Vulcan Real Estate announcing today that the… Read More

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