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Can a computer measure curb appeal?

by Amy Scott
Jun 28, 2019
Zillow, with real-time data and "computer vision," is about to find out.
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Instant offers create a new kind of seller's market for homeowners

by Amy Scott
Jun 12, 2019
Some would rather sell for less than go through the hassle and expense of selling a house the traditional way.
Renee Williams' former house, now owned by Zillow, in Parker, Colorado.
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Keller Williams gets into the house-flipping business

by Amy Scott
Apr 23, 2019
The brokerage takes on tech disruptors Zillow and Opendoor with instant offers on homes.
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Top management plays musical chairs at Zillow

by Amy Scott
Feb 22, 2019
One co-founder moves out of the CEO position, and another moves back into it.
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LA homeless advocates have a new tech tool for affordable housing

by Molly Wood
Feb 21, 2019
LeaseUp aims to make finding homes faster and easier.
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What to know before you check your Zestimate (again)

by Amy Scott
Feb 11, 2019
It's tempting to track home values like the stock market. But how accurate are those online estimates?
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What does it take to make a home estimate more accurate? Ask this guy.

by Kai Ryssdal
Feb 1, 2019
Jordan Meyer and his teammates won $1 million for improving the Zillow Zestimate algorithm.
Stan Humphries, Zillow chief analytics officer, and Jordan Meyer, of Raleigh, North Carolina, celebrate Meyer's team’s $1 million win of Zillow Prize, Zillow’s competition to improve the accuracy of the Zestimate.
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How a red-hot housing market made Zillow a media company

by Kai Ryssdal and Phoebe Unterman
Jun 20, 2018
CEO Spencer Rascoff talks surviving the recession to end up in a booming housing market.
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Tax changes could have big effect on housing

by Mitchell Hartman
Dec 19, 2017
The tax advantages of home ownership would likely be available to wealthier taxpayers, and high tax regions would take the biggest hit.
A bicyclist rides by a row of homes in San Francisco, California.
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This new real estate site is aimed at first-time buyers

by Ryan Kailath
May 4, 2017
The real estate site Zillow has launched a new tool aimed at first-time home buyers on realestate.com. It features a calculator that adds up the expenses of owning a home, like property taxes and utilities — the kind of things that new buyers don’t always expect or budget for. It’s designed to help ease the […]
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