1. Playboy Mansion and Other Famous TV Homes

    Playboy Mansion and Other Famous TV Homes

    To many, the Playboy Mansion is only a figment of one’s imagination. Many have heard the stories of its “bachelor” lifestyle, some have seen the mansion More

  2. Jane Jacobs: Champion of Neighborhoods and People

    Jane Jacobs: Champion of Neighborhoods and People

    Every day I read about gas prices going up, beautiful farmlands that have given over to developers — or mega-stores — and the threat of global More

  3. A 50-year Mortgage!

    A 50-year Mortgage!

    According to the Wall Street Journal, the days of the 50-year mortgage are almost upon us: "The 50-year home mortgage doesn’t exist yet, though the idea More

  4. A Little Slice of Elvis

    A Little Slice of Elvis

    In case you missed it, the first home Elvis Presley ever owned is for sale on eBay. The single-story Memphis home is 3,000-square feet, has four More

  5. Chronicles of Data Collection… A Gargantuan Task

    Chronicles of Data Collection… A Gargantuan Task

    We get a lot of questions about the origination of our data on individual homes. The simple answer is that it comes from individual localities (mostly More

  6. Lakes, lakes everywhere

    Lakes, lakes everywhere

    Interesting news item from the Orlando Sentinel this week, about the true meaning of “waterfront property.” It seems developers in this land-locked region of central Florida More

  7. Explore Bird’s Eye View images, win a prize

    Explore Bird’s Eye View images, win a prize

    By now, we hope you’ve discovered our new Bird’s Eye View images, which allow you to examine a home at an angle, see all sides of More

  8. More homes and Zestimates everyday

    More homes and Zestimates everyday

    Great idea from David Porter about keeping folks abreast of updates in our data coverage as we build out our beta site.  We currently have approximately More

  9. Zillow homes in 3D

    Zillow homes in 3D

    This is an exciting day for us at Zillow, as we announced this morning the addition of 3D-like, “birds-eye” aerial photos to our beta site. These More

  10. Second Homes

    Second Homes

    According to a study of 2005 home purchases, 40% of sales of existing homes last year were to buyers of second homes — 28% of homes More