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Newly Pending Listings Fell 17% In October, The Biggest Year Over Year Drop Since 2023 (Zillow October Market Report)
6 min read

Newly Pending Listings Fell 17% In October, The Biggest Year Over Year Drop Since 2023 (Zillow October Market Report)

Mortgage Rates Drift Lower, but Spring Shopping Season Might Still See Rates Above 7%
2 min read

Mortgage Rates Drift Lower, but Spring Shopping Season Might Still See Rates Above 7%

Down Payment Assistance Could Cut the Time to Save for a Home by a Year and a Half or More
5 min read

Down Payment Assistance Could Cut the Time to Save for a Home by a Year and a Half or More

News and Announcements
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17 min read

How Zillow is growing through one of the toughest housing markets in a generation

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4 min read

New Zillow data: Majority of sellers want their home shown to the largest possible audience

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4 min read

Insurance is now the hidden cost of homeownership to watch

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6 min read

What homebuyers said stresses them out most — and what Zillow is doing about it

Product and Tech Innovation
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7 min read

When people ask AI about housing, ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude all connect to Zillow

Anthropic's Claude, OpenGI's ChatGPT and Google's Gemini each lean on the same integrated platform and data foundation that Zillow has spent 20 years building

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6 min read

When Zillow needs computer vision technology that doesn’t exist, its engineers invent it

Toby Roberts on Geekwire podcast
4 min read

Zillow's Toby Roberts says AI is a 'watershed moment' for real estate

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6 min read

Social media is now an influential stop on the renter journey

Industry Partnerships
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5 min read

Zillow Home Loans offers a new way to solve the down payment problem

Zillow’s new program offers eligible buyers a forgivable loan to cover the minimum FHA down payment

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4 min read

Agents share how Zillow Preview makes their business even more successful

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4 min read

Homebuilders need a story buyers can trust

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6 min read

The metric every multifamily operator should be tracking

Fairness and Advocacy
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4 min read

New Zillow data: Majority of sellers want their home shown to the largest possible audience

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5 min read

Zillow Home Loans offers a new way to solve the down payment problem

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3 min read

White House Executive Order is a step forward for today’s homeowners and tomorrow’s buyers

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5 min read

How Zillow is helping make it easier for builders to build

Zillow Culture
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6 min read

When Zillow needs computer vision technology that doesn’t exist, its engineers invent it

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6 min read

Why Hack Week still matters for Zillow after 20 years

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6 min read

Get to know Cassandra “Sandi” Knight, Zillow's chief legal and policy officer

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4 min read

The infrastructure fair housing still needs — and the organizations building it

Industry Analysis
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4 min read

New Zillow data: Majority of sellers want their home shown to the largest possible audience

Lightning over houses
4 min read

Insurance is now the hidden cost of homeownership to watch

two people standing outside of a house for sale
6 min read

What homebuyers said stresses them out most — and what Zillow is doing about it

renters in the fall
4 min read

Fall rental deals are still out there, but demand is rising

Press Releases
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8 min read

Newly pending listings fell 17% in October, the biggest year over year drop since 2023

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5 min read

Zillow Home Loans will now help eligible buyers access down payment assistance for their FHA loan

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6 min read

Hidden costs of homeownership top $16.5K/year, up nearly 32% in 5 years

Zillow's claude connector showing homes for sale
4 min read

Zillow brings specialized housing intelligence to Claude, with a path to tours, agents and financing

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