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During an earnings call Tuesday, CEO Rich Barton said home-price appreciation over the last six months hit “unprecedented” levels not seen in 35 years. “Volumes are up. Home price appreciation is up. Homes are just moving really, really fast,” he said. “All of that put winds in the sails of our Premier Agent business and business overall.” The housing market rebound coincides with the re-acceleration of Zillow Offers. Along with other iBuyers, Zillow suspended iBuying when the pandemic struck. During the quarter, Zillow purchased 1,856 homes and sold 1,965 homes during the quarter...

Rich Barton The lights were dimmed. Soft music played in the background as Dan Levy, clad in paisley pajamas, parted his lips and tossed his head. “I need a new fantasy,” he moaned. “Are you in your 30s? You need something new,” a satin-clad woman purred in reply. “The pleasure you once got from sex now comes from looking at other people’s houses. You need Zillow.” Rich Barton’s company had made it to “Saturday Night Live,” in a skit that went viral. Acknowledging the pop culture milestone, Barton tweeted: “Wait. Have we been marketing @zillow wrong all these years???”

ShowingTime has dominated the showing management world for years, but after a recent acquisition, a handful of other players are crowding into the same space. Inman reached out to company leaders and industry members to get the lay of the land. Inman Connect When Zillow announced that it was purchasing ShowingTime earlier this month, shockwaves rippled through the real estate industry. Hundreds of comments piled up in online forums, and debates broke out online and in real life. Even now, industry members are still figuring out how they’ll respond. The response is a testament to how widely ...

Inman Connect Two longtime Zillow executives are moving into new roles as the company continues its shift towards creating an “end-to-end” real estate experience. On Monday, the company announced that Jeremy Wacksman is being promoted to the role of chief operating officer while former Senior Vice President of Premier Agent Susan Daimler would succeed Wacksman as president of Zillow. Jeremy Wacksman | Photo credit: Zillow The shift also signals and internal realignment within the company in an attempt to create more lines of connectivity throughout the company’s core business focuses an...

Zillow Group promotes Jeremy Wacksman to COO and Susan Daimler to president February 22, 2021 at 7:23 am Susan Daimler (left) was promoted to president of Zillow Group and Jeremy Wacksman was named chief operating officer. (Zillow Photos) Zillow Group is promoting two longtime leaders as part of an “organizational realignment” to reflect the company’s new focus on the end-to-end home-buying and selling experience. The Seattle company on Monday named Susan Daimler as president and Jeremy Wacksman as chief operating officer. Daimler replaces Wacksman, a 11-year Zillow veteran who most rec...