Rich Barton, who has the largest individual stake in Zillow with 15.8 million shares, is now a billionaire after Zillow Group stock value soars to…
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Zillow’s iBuyer sends revenue soaring in Q4, beats expectations
By The Citizen on February 19, 2020
The company’s revenue jumped 158 percent year-over-year during the final months of 2019 — far more than analysts had expected. Source: Inman News
Zillow declares mission accomplished, debuts new comprehensive vision
By The Citizen on February 19, 2020
Zillow this week debuted a new mission statement: Rather than simply building a marketplace, the company says its new goal “is to give people the…
Rich Barton tops Swanepoel Power 200 list
By The Citizen on January 14, 2020
The Zillow co-founder beat out executives at the nation’s biggest brokerages and holding companies, including HomeServices of America, whose chairman held the top spot in…
EBay executive hired as CEO of realtor.com operator Move
By The Citizen on January 8, 2020
David Doctorow previously served in executive roles at eBay and Expedia. He’ll report to Tracey Fellow, who had been in the role in an interim…
Zillow CEO Rich Barton dreams of a home ‘trade-in experience’
By The Citizen on November 22, 2019
Rich Barton discussed Zillow’s “Real Estate 2.0” on CNBC this week. Source: Inman News
Zillow President Greg Schwartz to leave company at end of year
By The Citizen on November 18, 2019
Greg Schwartz joined Zillow in 2007, and the company will realign responsibilities under current leaders. Source: Inman News
IBuying can be huge, even if it remains a niche industry tool
By The Citizen on November 12, 2019
Mike DelPrete found that iBuyers’ business models differ from traditional home flippers. He also suggested iBuyers can profit from staying in their lanes. Source: Inman…
Zillow is testing a closing services platform
By The Citizen on November 7, 2019
Zillow is testing a “homegrown closing services” platform in a handful of markets — including title and escrow services — in an attempt to bring…
Zillow revenue continues to explode, but losses widen
By The Citizen on November 7, 2019
The ballooning revenue and losses can be attributed to the scaling of Zillow Offers. Source: Inman News