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Zillow

Zillow Group execs take lessons from Amazon and Netflix as online real estate giant shifts direction

Zillow Group’s new CEO Rich Barton is back in the driver’s seat because of his self-professed affinity for “big swings,”… Read More

Zillow Group CEO Spencer Rascoff steps down as co-founder Rich Barton takes over at online real estate giant

Rich Barton is back in the CEO seat at Zillow Group, taking over at the online real estate giant he… Read More

‘Zillow 2.0:’ Real estate giant embarks on fundamental shift, projecting home sales operation will become a $20B business

RELATED: Zillow Group CEO Spencer Rascoff steps down as co-founder Rich Barton takes over at online real estate giant Zillow Group… Read More

Zillow Zestimate

Appeals court sides with Zillow in lawsuit over Zestimate accuracy

A federal appeals court sided with Zillow in a long-running lawsuit over the accuracy and marketing of the real estate… Read More

Meet the ‘Zillow Prize’ winners who get $1M and bragging rights for beating the Zestimate

If the winners of the Zillow Prize decide to spend their $1 million winnings on a new house, at least… Read More

Spencer Rascoff

Zillow Offers direct home-buying operation expanding to more markets in 2019

Zillow Offers will go live in at least eight more cities in 2019, including five just announced today. Zillow said… Read More

Seattle left off Zillow’s hottest housing markets ranking as real estate slowdown continues

Seattle’s booming tech sector helped push the city to the title of the nation’s hottest housing market for close to… Read More

Redfin embarks on 1st international expansion, coming to Canada later this year

Redfin is coming to Canada in the next few months, marking the first international expansion for the tech-powered real estate… Read More

Zillow Prize

A better Zestimate? Zillow ready to award $1M prize to team that beat its home-valuation tool

Almost two years and more than 3,800 teams later, Zillow has a winner in the $1 million competition to improve… Read More

Housing cooldown poses ‘1st serious test’ for new Redfin and Zillow direct home-buying programs

Redfin and Zillow will face the “first serious test” of their new direct home sales operations in the midst of… Read More

Tech Moves: OfferUp’s VP of product departs; UW hires Impact Hub managing director; and more

—Chloe Harford has left her position as VP of product at digital marketplace OfferUp. Harford joined OfferUp in June 2017 from… Read More

As Zillow stock slumps, co-founder Rich Barton doubles down

Zillow Group’s stock has dropped more than 30 percent in the last two weeks, but co-founder Rich Barton is betting big… Read More

Here’s how much Zillow is paying its new CFO to come over from Amazon

Zillow Group disclosed how much it is paying its new CFO, long-time Amazon veteran Allen Parker. Parker will receive a… Read More

After rough week on Wall Street, Zillow Group CEO Spencer Rascoff shares leadership tactics for getting through tough times

Taking part in an on-stage interview in front of 200 people from the Seattle startup community on Thursday afternoon was… Read More

Tech Moves: Amplero founder tapped to lead Zillow AI efforts; new Tesla chair replaces Elon Musk

Olly Downs, who previously founded AI-powered marketing startup Amplero, has joined Zillow Group as the company’s new senior director of… Read More

Zillow Group hires Amazon veteran Allen Parker as new CFO

Zillow Group today announced the hiring of Allen Parker as the company’s new chief financial officer. Parker previously spent more than… Read More

Zillow Group shares dip 20% after Q3 earnings; company reveals revenue from new home-buying business; hires CFO from Amazon

Zillow Group for the first time revealed revenue from its new home-buying and selling business as part of its third… Read More

How will the cooling housing market affect Zillow and Redfin’s new direct home sale programs?

When Seattle-based online real estate giants Zillow Group and Redfin jumped into directly buying and selling homes to the consumer,… Read More

Zillow COO Amy Bohutinsky leaving as former Starbucks exec joins real estate giant as CMO

Zillow announced several executive changes Wednesday, as COO Amy Bohutinsky will leave the company early next year, while former Starbucks senior… Read More

Zillow’s place in scandal around Supreme Court nominee gets the attention of HBO’s John Oliver

The storm of controversy around Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh became fodder for HBO’s “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver,”… Read More

Zillow and Redfin competitor Opendoor acquires home buying startup Open Listings

Opendoor, a San Francisco online marketplace that buys and sells houses, has acquired online home buying startup Open Listings, intensifying its… Read More

TLDR: Trump’s new tariff on e-bikes & scooters, Seattle real estate cools down, Microsoft software developer competes for Miss America

Today’s featured stories Trump’s tariff on e-bikes and scooters could slow new mobility momentum in the U.S. Is the tide… Read More

Is the tide turning on tech’s boom? Seattle’s hot real estate market finally cools in new Zillow report

Smoky skies may have kept us from seeing this one coming, but during the hottest time of the year in… Read More

TLDR: Using drones to analyze vineyards, tech giants team up to tackle Seattle issues, Amazon leases Expedia HQ tower

Today’s featured stories Can drones make better wine? Pollen Systems launches service to analyze vineyards from the air Amazon, Zillow,… Read More

TLDR: Inside Horizon Air’s stolen plane, Saudi Arabia wants Elon Musk to take Tesla private, Russell Wilson nerds out on real estate

Today’s featured stories Inside the stolen passenger plane: ‘I played video games before, so I know what I’m doing, a… Read More

Seahawks QB Russell Wilson reveals roots as a real estate nerd in Zillow appearance

Long before he was an NFL quarterback, Russell Wilson was a real estate scout. Growing up in Richmond, Va., he… Read More

Redfin takes ‘experiment’ tag off Redfin Now, making direct home sales a key part of its business

Redfin Now, the company’s direct home buying and selling operation, is now a key piece of its long-term strategy. The… Read More

Zillow shares hammered, stock falls 16% after purchase of Mortgage Lenders of America

Shares of Zillow Group tumbled more than 16 percent on Tuesday, a day after the Seattle online real estate powerhouse… Read More

Zillow acquires Mortgage Lenders of America, posts $325M in Q2 revenue, up 22%

Zillow Group is acquiring Mortgage Lenders of America in its quest to own more of the home buying process. The… Read More

Amazon, Microsoft, Zillow and more tech giants join Innovation Council to address Seattle challenges

Seattle’s tech industry titans are joining forces to advise the city on some of the pressing challenges that have arisen… Read More

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