Zillow

Zillow Group, Inc., or simply Zillow, is an American online real estate database company that was founded in 2006, and was created by Rich Barton and Lloyd Frink, former Microsoft executives and founders of Microsoft spin-off Expedia, and Spencer Rascoff, a cofounder of Hotwire.com.

(source: zillow.com)

Can Home Sales Gain An Uber-Like Feel?
Can Home Sales Gain An Uber-Like Feel?
April 24, 2019  |  Ecosystems

Pretty much nothing these days escapes the pull of the digital economy – and that goes for the most basic needs, such as clothing, food and...

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Zillow Sues Competitor Compass Over IP Theft
Zillow Sues Competitor Compass Over IP Theft
April 22, 2019  |  Legal

Zillow has filed two lawsuits against Compass, accusing its rival of stealing Seattle-based Zillow’s intellectual property, as well as hiring employees who violated their non-compete agreements....

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Opendoor, Zillow Rival Perch Raises $220M
Opendoor, Zillow Rival Perch Raises $220M
April 03, 2019  |  Investments

Home buying and selling platform Perch has announced that it has raised $220 million in new funding. The funding, which is a combination of equity...

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Zillow To Offer In-House Mortgages For Homebuyers
Zillow To Offer In-House Mortgages For Homebuyers
April 02, 2019  |  Loans

Online real estate company Zillow has announced it will offer home loans through a new division that lets mortgage seekers get funding right from the...

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Stops, Starts And Never Was Edition: Intuit, Zillow And Amazon
Stops, Starts And Never Was Edition: Intuit, Zillow And Amazon
March 04, 2019  |  Data Dive

Followers of the regular news cycle will note that between the action on Capitol Hill and in North Korea, the flow of news was a...

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Zillow All-In With Mortgage Origination
Zillow All-In With Mortgage Origination
February 27, 2019  |  Loans

Zillow is focusing more on the mortgage market, making loans to buyers who use the company’s app. According to a report in GeekWire citing an interview...

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The Digital Evolution Of Apartment Hunting
The Digital Evolution Of Apartment Hunting
September 21, 2018  |  Real Estate

Twelve years ago, when New York Magazine profiled Craigslist and its founder Craig Newmark, they managed to call him “schlumpy” and “gnomish” within the first...

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Zillow’s Slow Roll To A Real Estate Ecosystem
Zillow’s Slow Roll To A Real Estate Ecosystem
August 15, 2018  |  Ecosystems

Not so long ago, shopping for a new home was a very boot-on-the-ground type of process. If one wanted to idly peruse local real estate...

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How Platform Payments Are Reimagining Rentals
How Platform Payments Are Reimagining Rentals
August 13, 2018  |  Platform Payments

While more than half of consumers pay bills online, an astounding 80 percent still rely on paper checks to pay rent. But with Zillow now...

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