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26 Ways for Real Estate Pros to Use Zillow, From A-Z
Yes, Zillow is mostly known for Zestimates, but in the three and a half years since we launched, we have evolved into so much more. Here are 26 highlights for real estate pros — from A to Z — including some training resources and videos. A – ...
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Zillow All-Stars and Zillow Local Experts
On Zillow we like to bring attention to those who contribute the most to the Zillow community by awarding Zillow All-Star and Zillow Local Expert badges. These badges appear on profile pages and can also be posted on other marketing efforts, such as a ...
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New Widget: Do You Qualify for $8,000 First-Time Home Buyer Tax Credit?
No doubt that it’s a buyer’s market. Home values have taken a hit in most markets throughout the nation and mortgage rates are relatively low. Plus, the government has offered up an $8,000 first-time home buyer tax credit, further sweetening ...
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NEW: Single Home Value Widget
A home valuation lookup has been the most common implementation of the Zillow API over the past few years; take a look at Yahoo! Real Estate, Ditech, RealEstateABC, and Southern Winds Realty for examples of this type of implementation. However, we realize ...
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New Zillow Widget: When Will Real Estate Market Hit the Bottom?
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, everyone knows that market conditions have been rough over the past year as the U.S. and much of the world attempts to recover from a recession. Home values have dropped across the nation and mortgage rates ...
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How to Find Comparable Homes on Zillow (Video)
One of the most-asked questions we get is how to find comps, or comparables, on Zillow. Comparables, by definition, are homes that recently sold (ideally, within 3-6 months) that are similar to yours. If you’re selling your home, comparables are a ...
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Welcome Agent Image to the Zillow API Program
We’re very pleased to welcome our latest addition, Agent Image, to the Zillow API program. Agent Image builds custom websites for brokers and agents around the country, and is now using Zillow’s mortgage rate widget and API’s to power ...
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Zillow Is Used By 55% Of Buyers – 2009 Survey of California Home Buyers
Once again, our friends at the California Association of Realtors have released another report full of good information about the habits of real estate buyers in their state, the 2009 Survey of California Home Buyers. While some of the buying statistics ...
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Recently Sold Homes on Zillow: How and When Do They Appear?
We’re asked questions about how Zillow works every day, but one of the most frequently-asked has to do with recently sold homes, and how long it takes for the sale of a home to appear on Zillow. As users of the site know, recent sales appear as ...