Housing Data 101: Why Use the Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI) Instead of a Median Sale Price Series
We recommend using ZHVI to track home values over time for the simple reason that ZHVI represents the whole housing stock and not just the homes that list or sell in a given month.
Tableau Iron Viz 2017: Zillow Data Three Ways (Download the Dataset)
The competition at Tableau’s annual conference in Las Vegas this fall culminated in an animated finale with three data visualization experts competing to create the most compelling data story.
Q1 2017 Negative Equity: Slow Progress Beats No Progress
Slightly more than 5 million homeowners with a mortgage are in negative equity, down from a high of more 15.7 million in early 2012.
May 2017 Market Report: Inventory Falls at Fastest Pace in Years
As the national median home value approaches $200,000, the number of homes hitting the market drops at its fastest pace in almost four years.
Experts Explain Why Rent Control Doesn’t Work, and Homeownership Won’t Keep Falling
Almost two-thirds of experts say rent control policies are “government intrusions into the marketplace that, however well-intentioned, always create more problems than they solve.”
