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Zillow Unveils Smarter, More Accurate Zestimate That 'Sees' Unique Home Features, Incorporates Greater Real-Time Data Cutting edge neural network and artificial intelligence technologies, combined with the imaginative work of the $1 million Zillow Prize winners, creates most accurate Zestimate ever PR Newswire SEATTLE, June 27, 2019 SEATTLE , June 27, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Zillow® launched the most sophisticated and accurate Zestimate® home valuation in history today, using real-time data and...

U.S. Home Values Fall for the Second Straight Month Home value appreciation is slowing, but low mortgage rates and accelerating rents could add more buyers to the market -- The typical U.S. home is worth $226,800, down 0.1% month-over-month. -- Home values grew 5.4% annually, down from 7.5% annual growth a year earlier. -- The median monthly rent in the U.S. is $1,479. Rents grew for the seventh straight month, up 2.7% year-over-year. -- For-sale inventory in the U.S. fell 0.5% annually. There...

More than a Third of Americans Cry While Selling Their Home More Americans are stressed out by selling a home than planning a wedding or getting fired, according to a new Zillow survey PR Newswire SEATTLE, June 24, 2019 SEATTLE , June 24, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Selling a home is one of the most stressful experiences in modern life, second only to a relationship break-up. More than three quarters of Americans who have sold a home in the past three years say it was a stressful experience, and it...

Parents Face Greater Struggles Finding a New Home Home shoppers with children must overcome more difficulty with searching and financing, and ultimately make more concessions before finding a home they love. PR Newswire SEATTLE, June 12, 2019 SEATTLE , June 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- With school letting out for summer, the scramble is on for many families seeking to buy their first home or move into a larger one before the bell rings again in September. Shopping for and buying a home is a daunting...

Zillow Offers Now Live for Home Sellers in Orlando Now available in 11 markets nationwide, Zillow Offers delivers a new way for Orlando homeowners to sell their home with greater convenience, control and certainty PR Newswire SEATTLE, June 10, 2019 SEATTLE , June 10, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Starting today, home sellers in Orlando can use Zillow Offers ™ to request a no-obligation cash offer from Zillow to buy their home. Zillow Offers is now available for homeowners in 11 markets across the U.S....

Regrets About Mortgages Don't Dim Millennials' Love for Their Homes Unexpected maintenance and repairs are a shared headache for all owners, but younger homeowners are more likely to have regrets about their financing PR Newswire SEATTLE, May 29, 2019 SEATTLE , May 29, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Younger homeowners more often say they rushed through the buying process and have regrets about their mortgage, likely resulting from the challenges young buyers face entering today's expensive housing market....

SEATTLE, Jan. 31, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The 30-year fixed mortgage rate on Zillow® Mortgages is currently 3.97 percent, up 5 basis points from this time last week. The 30-year fixed mortgage rose to 4 percent last Thursday and remained there for the rest of the week, before falling to the current rate on Monday. “Mortgage rates climbed almost 10 basis points last week after comments from Fed officials suggested the Fed is contemplating an end to the final remnants of its recession-era...

SEATTLE, Jan. 27, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Zillow Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:Z) (NASDAQ:ZG), which houses a portfolio of the largest and most vibrant real estate and home-related brands on mobile and web, today announced that it will release the company’s fourth quarter and full year 2016 financial results after the market close on Tuesday, February 7, 2017. Zillow Group’s CEO Spencer Rascoff and CFO Kathleen Philips will host a live conference call and webcast to discuss the results that afternoon...

SEATTLE, Jan. 24, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The 30-year fixed mortgage rate on Zillow® Mortgages is currently 3.92 percent, up 3 basis points from this time last week. The 30-year fixed mortgage rose to 3.98 percent last Wednesday and hovered near that rate before falling to the current rate on Monday. “Mortgage rates rose by about 10 basis points mid last week after hawkish comments from Fed Chair Janet Yellen, but fell back again on Monday after markets predicted possible slower economic...

SEATTLE, Jan. 17, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The 30-year fixed mortgage rate on Zillow® Mortgages is currently 3.89 percent, up 1 basis point from this time last week. The 30-year fixed mortgage rose to 3.93 percent leading into the holiday weekend, then fell back to the current rate on Tuesday. “Mortgage rates were roughly flat last week, despite the conservative pricing going into the Martin Luther King Holiday weekend,” said Erin Lantz, vice president of mortgages at Zillow. “This week...

SEATTLE, Jan. 10, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The 30-year fixed mortgage rate on Zillow® Mortgages is currently 3.88 percent, down 8 basis points from this time last week. The 30-year fixed mortgage briefly dropped to 3.85 percent on Friday before returning to 3.95 percent, then gradually decreased for the rest of the week. “Mortgage rates edged down for the second consecutive rate bringing rates to their lowest levels since early December despite a moderately strong jobs report,” said Erin...