Compass dismisses lawsuit against Zillow after ‘Zillow ban’ ends
Compass dismissed its antitrust lawsuit against Zillow after Zillow launched Zillow Preview, ending the 'Zillow ban' on pre-market home listings.
Zillow: Baltimore home sellers see low return on investment
A real estate database company has found that Baltimore homeowners who sold their property last year received $5,000 over what they paid. The Baltimore Sun reports Zillow found the return on investment […]
Realities of Real Estate: Drilling down to determine market value
In previous columns, we’ve talked about something called an AVM or automated valuation model. These are computer programs that attempt to determine the market value of property. In keeping with […]
Realities of Real Estate: What local knowledge gets you
On a national, and even international, scale the world of real estate is undergoing a transformation, one that could fundamentally change the process of buying and selling homes. The average […]
Zillow buying Trulia to make real estate titan
Real estate website operator Zillow is buying rival Trulia in a $3.5 billion deal that would make the biggest player in the online real estate market.
Home prices rise 12.4 pct., most in 7.5 years
WASHINGTON — U.S. home prices rose 12.4 percent in July compared with a year ago, the most since February 2006. An increase in sales on a limited supply of available […]
U.S. home values have hit bottom, Zillow says
SEATTLE — U.S. home values have risen four consecutive months, Zillow.com said on Tuesday, a trend that led the housing website to declare that the market has turned the corner […]








