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Rental Eye Candy: Fort Lauderdale, FL

3Sep2010

Riding on the coattails of our excitement about partnering with Apartments.com, it seemed fitting to find this week’s Rental Eye Candy from Zillow’s 90,000 newly acquired rental listings. An array of museums, beaches and nightlife make Fort Laude...

Do Mortgage Prequalifications Make a Difference?

3Sep2010

Obtaining a loan for a mortgage payment can be a very involved and intricate process. In some cases, there are steps that prospective homeowners can take to expedite the process such as filing for a pre-qualification or pre-approval. Zillow user Mike...

10 Unique, One-of-a-Kind Homes

3Sep2010

If you consider yourself a non-conformist, or one who shuns traditional ways of doing things, then here is a perfect lineup of nontraditional homes that should fit your spirit perfectly. Take your pick from a church, an old firehouse, an earthship ho...

Rent vs. Buy (Video)

3Sep2010

Zillow’s Spencer Rascoff answers timely real estate questions from Zillow Blog and Zillow Advice. This video touches on the pros and cons of renting versus buying. Have a real estate question you’d like answered? Ask it in Zillow Advice,...

After a Decade of Ups and Downs, What is Housing’s True ‘Normal’?

2Sep2010

For the past four years, homeowners across the country have been watching their home values drop. Most have seen them drop substantially – our national Zillow Home Value Index has fallen nearly 24% since home values peaked in 2006. But for near...

Zillow: Now Serving 12.5 Million Users

2Sep2010

When Zillow execs fire up the griddle and serve breakfast to Zillowites, it’s a sign of two things: sizzling bacon, which also means sizzling Zillow results. (Photo above, left to right, General Counsel Kathleen Philips, Chief Economist Stan Hump...

Carnival of Real Estate (CoRE) Kicks Off!

2Sep2010

For anyone who enjoys staying informed about the real estate industry and reading real estate-related blog posts by RE pros, you’ll be happy to know that the Carnival of Real Estate (CoRE) has returned. The first host of the new and improved Co...