The Listing Site You’ve Never Heard Of
You may never have heard of Homesnap, but it is now the No. 1-rated agent mobile app and desktop site, with traffic up 40 percent in the last year
Study Finds Medical, Not Student Debt Bigger Cause of Mortgage Denials
Aspiring home buyers with medical debt are more likely than others to be denied a mortgage, while those with student loan debt more often put off buying.
Boston Renters Eyeing Providence for Relief from Rent Hikes
An analysis of its own search data by the Zillow-owned rental listings platform HotPads has found that renters in Boston were the outside group most likely searching for rentals in Providence, where the median rent of HotPads-listed units is $630 less per month.
Zillow Reports Market Continued to Stabilize in July
The national housing market is approaching stability as inventory slowly rises, according to Zillow’s newly released July Market Report.
Zillow Slows Expansion of Home Loans Platform
In its second quarter earnings call, Zillow announced it was hitting pause on plans to expand its mortgage business – for now.
Homeownership Rates Improving Among Those Under 35
Younger generations are starting to buy more homes, according to a new analysis that found, while homeownership rates as a whole are on the decline, the homeownership rate in the under-35 bracket actually increased.
Zillow Faces Legal Action Over its Co-Marketing Program
A class-action suit against the online realty giant Zillow is moving forward after insider whistleblowers alleged that the company designed its controversial “co-marketing” program to violate federal anti-kickback laws.
Lenders Shouldn’t Sneer at Zillow Home Loans
Will Zillow take over the world? No. But recent experience shows it doesn’t pay to underestimate a large, tech-savvy company intent on disruption. The rise of Quicken Loans, through its Rocket Mortgage all-digital mortgage product, offers a stark example.
Local Lenders Don’t Fear Zillow
While online real estate giant Zillow’s foray into mortgage lending might seem scary initially, it is unlikely to have too much of a detrimental impact on local, more personalized lenders, those same lenders say.
Average Boston Homeowner Will Spend Over $35K to Sell Their Home
A new study of 35 major metro areas from Zillow and Thumbtack estimates the average American home seller will spend nearly $21,000 on home improvements, closing costs and staging this year, while the average Boston-area homeowner will spend over $35,000.
Banker & Tradesman’s Editorial Cartoon: Zillow is Now a Mortgage Lender
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Zillow Sued Over Hacked Listing of $150M California Mansion
Even if your home is not a dazzling palazzo on a hill, the secret is out: Though it’s highly unlikely, your Zillow page can be hacked and stolen by online troublemakers.
Study: Boston Mortgage Payments Among Nation’s Most Affordable
While Boston home prices may be through the roof, a new analysis by Zillow has found the median area homeowner has substantially more income left over after paying their mortgage than their peers around the country.
Who Provides the More Accurate Home Valuation: Zillow or Redfin?
When you type in a home’s street address to obtain an online valuation from the two biggest players in the field – Zillow’s Zestimate or Redfin’s Estimate tools – how good is what you get?
Home Design Trends for 2019: Bold Colors In, ‘Farmhouse Chic’ Out
A modern aesthetic, with clean and simple industrial materials, leads 2019’s interior design trends, according to the Zillow Home Trend Forecast.
Massachusetts Received Less Than 3 Percent of National Housing Recovery
Massachusetts’ share of the housing recovery was 2.9 percent, according to an analysis by real estate tracking firm Zillow.
Study: Homebuyers Put Less Money Down
Homebuyers nationwide are putting less money down up front.
Sellers’ Price-Cutting Trend Could Be Good News for Buyers
You might be relaxing at the beach or in the mountains, but if you’re considering purchasing a home in the coming months, you should be aware of an important shift emerging in the market: price-cutting.
Doomsday Predictions Over Tax Cuts Have Not Come True – Yet
What if Congress passed a massive tax bill with scary cutbacks in deductions for homeowners – prompting dire predictions of mass property-value declines – but nothing much happened?
Lawsuit Dismissed Against Zillow’s Zestimates
A federal district court has dismissed a closely followed class-action lawsuit that charged Zillow – creator of the controversial Zestimate online home-valuation tool – with deceptive business practices designed to mislead consumers.
