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You Speak, We Listen: Non-listing Agents Can No Longer Mark a Home as “For Sale”

Everyone told us they didn’t like the feature and didn’t use it. So it’s ...

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Lurking Buyers, Refinancers Drive 60% Traffic Increase

My post last month on “buyers lurking” received a lot of comments, and debate, over whether these lurking buyers are going to translate into increased sales sometime soon.  Since then, President Obama signed the stimulus bill, which includes ...

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Getting an FHA, Refinance, and Home Equity Loan Quote Anonymously

Online lending sites don’t advocate for the consumer very well. You supply your name, your address, other personal information — sometimes even your Social Security number — and within minutes, your phone is ringing, your e-mail Inbox is ...

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Carnival of Real Estate #131

The 131st edition of the Carnival of Real Estate is posted at Rev N You. Six trophies were awarded, with big points going for educational posts about the Obama stimulus plan. Goals also scored for posts  relevant to real estate investors and first time ...

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Thank You For Your Feedback

Here’s a great video that Jim Reppond, who runs a blog called The Seattle Specialist, put together talking about the regional home values widget we just released. Thanks for the feedback, Jim. We have some exciting innovations to our home values ...

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Walk Scores Are Now on Zillow

It’s a marriage made in real estate and walking heaven. Last month, the folks at Walk Score  tipped their hand that Walk Score values will be added on Zillow.  Today, it’s a reality — Walk Score’s functionality is now up and ...

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Carnival of Real Estate #130

The 130th edition of the Carnival of Real Estate is posted at vFlyer . This week the CoRE looks through the dark clouds hovering over our economy, and highlights the silver lining (opportunity) that exists in the stimulus package. Zillow’s Amy ...

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New — A Home Values Widget

It seems home values are on everyone’s mind right now — partly due to Obama’s Housing Plan and the fact that mortgage rates are low and refinance activity is skyrocketing. Consumers are interested in market data and with the new Home ...

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Refinance Loan Requests Pouring in to Zillow Mortgage Marketplace

Yesterday, President Obama announced his housing plan which, in part, aims to help homeowners who are current on their mortgage payments to take advantage of some of new lower mortgage rates. As soon as the plan was announced, we saw traffic surge on ...