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Fun Friday: Zillow’s Finance Team Goes Green

I remember sitting in my first business class at Boston University as an undergrad; squinting at the whiteboard in a giant lecture hall while learning about “the paperless environment.”  “Yeah, right” I thought, who are these guys kidding?  When ...

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Phoenix RE BarCamp Wrap Up

I’ve now been back in Seattle a few days following my trip to Phoenix last week for Phoenix RE BarCamp. I had an absolutely awesome trip (it didn’t hurt that the weather was gorgeous) and wanted to share a few thoughts. The crowd was extremely ...

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Zillow iPhone App – #1 Real Estate App in First Day

Our heads are spinning and our eyes are hurting from all of the tweets, posts and reviews of of the Zillow iPhone App on day one.  Thanks everyone for your feedback — we’re excited about adding new features you’ve suggested into future ...

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Steve Jobs Spotted in Seattle

About 30 times… Congratulations Zillow team on launching the Zillow iPhone App last night!  It’s so simple, a 4-year-old can use it. Click on the screen below to see ...

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Announcing Zillow’s iPhone App

The Sunday house-hunting jaunt just got a serious upgrade.  Today Zillow is released from the bondage of the desktop computer and can be found in the truly phenomenal Zillow iPhone App. Try it, you’ll like it.  I mean it. My wife and I love to ...

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Site Maintenance Planned for Tonight

Every once in a while, we make a big update to our databases, which requires us to take down the site until the update process is complete. Tonight is such a night. We’re sprucing up our database of cities, counties, boroughs and neighborhoods AND all ...

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Top Trends from the CAR 2008 Survey of Home Buyers

Each year, the California Association of Realtors releases Home Buyer and Sellers Surveys, and each year the surveys are full of interesting stats. This year, the news for Realtors is about as rosy as the economic reports we have grown accustomed to ...

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Come See Us at RE BarCamp in Phoenix and Portland on Thursday

For the real estate professionals reading this, I think it’s worth noting the great momentum that the RE BarCamp movement is seeing. Every week, it seems there is a new RE BarCamp being organized in some new city somewhere across the country — ...

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Welcome Ditech to the API Program

We’re pleased to welcome Ditech as the latest member of the Zillow API program. Consumers can now get Zestimates, property facts, and comparables on specific properties directly from Ditech.com. In addition, Ditech has also integrated city home ...