Zestimate category archives

Listen to Zillow Chief Economist Stan Humphries on Smart Money TV. Reporter Brad Regan interviews Stan creating on the Zestimate, foreclosures, and the future of real estate.

When I talk with people about Zillow, the first question that usually comes up is the Zestimate.  How do you come up with this number?  Can it be changed?  How accurate is it?
Even though we’ve addressed questions about the Zestimate on our blog in the past, we are now pleased to offer a short video, [...]

Zillow COO Spencer Rascoff appeared on FOX Business News today to talk about the findings of Zillow’s Q1 Real Estate Market Reports. The video is 4:51 long and worth the time. Click the image below:

Zillow CFO and COO Spencer Rascoff appeared on CNBC today with Diana Olick to discuss Zillow’s Q1 Real Estate Market Reports that just came out. Spencer discusses some interesting findings, such as “shadow inventory” around the 3:30 mark and what he thinks is an L-shaped recovery around 4:21 of this 6:25-long video. Click the video [...]

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 versions!  A few bragging stats:
- 15,666 downloads in the first 24 hours
- #1 [...]

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 meander around neighborhoods and vacation destinations house-hunting.  I know we are not [...]

This photo from the New York Times sums it up via a rooftop message — “I WANT 2 BE HEARD.” After President Obama unveiled the $75 billion “Homeowner Affordability and Stability Plan” this morning, people are abuzz with thoughts about the plan, and how it will impact them.
To voice your opinion, or just be heard, [...]

President Barack Obama unveiled the $75 billion “Homeowner Affordability and Stability Plan” today, which promises to help “… up to 7 to 9 million families restructure or refinance their mortgages to avoid foreclosure. In doing so, the plan not only helps responsible homeowners on the verge of defaulting, but prevents neighborhoods and communities from being [...]

Here are more details on the proposed $15,000 home buyer tax credit, an amendment which is part of the now-proposed $900 billion economic stimulus package working its way through Congress. This is directly from the Web site of Georgia Senator Johnny Isakson (R), the prime sponsor of this bill (who, by the way is a [...]

(Illustration of President Andrew Jackson’s inauguration celebration at White House courtesy Library of Congress)
To commemorate Barack Obama’s historic inauguration as he becomes the first African-American president of the U.S. today, we decided to help celebrate by creating a Zestimate for the White House.  It was a fun exercise and it refreshed our knowledge of U.S. [...]