About Zillow

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is an online real estate community where homeowners, buyers, sellers, and real estate professionals

can find and share vital information about homes, for free. Launched in early 2006 with Zestimate? values

and data on millions of U.S. homes, Zillow has since opened up the site to community input, data and dialogue.

Zillow¡¯s goal is to help people become smarter about real estate ¨C what homes are worth, what¡¯s for sale, and

what local experts have to say about real estate and individual homes.

Buyers

Zestimate? Values ¡ª Use the Zestimate as a starting point to determine what a home is worth

¨C or any home in the neighborhood.

Search ¡ª Search by address, street, neighborhood or city and find Zestimates, homes for sale,

homes that have recently sold, and other rich data on an interactive map.

Make Me Move? ¡ª Can¡¯t quite find that perfect home amongst those currently on the market?

Check out Make Me Move prices to find homeowners willing to talk -- for the right price.

Zillow? Home Q&A ¡ª Ask a question of the homeowner or agent, or get input on the

neighborhood from the Zillow community. Read what others have to say.

Comps ¡ª Which recently-sold homes are most like the one that interests you? Compare, sort and

contrast ¡°comps¡± to get a better overall picture of the local market.

Zillow? Real Estate Guide ¡ª Learn the ins and outs of buying a home from professionals in the

Zillow community, or contribute what you¡¯ve learned. The Real Estate Guide is Zillow¡¯s wiki about

everything real estate ¨C where everyone can contribute and edit.

Sellers

Zestimate Values ¡ª Use the Zestimate as a starting point to find out what your home is worth ¨C or

any home in the neighborhood.

My Estimator ¡ª List the improvements and upgrades you made to your home and instantly see

the value impact of those changes. Select your own comparable homes to improve the estimate

even further. Publish this so potential buyers can see how you determined your selling price.

Post for Sale ¡ª You or your agent can ¡°list¡± your home on Zillow ¨C for free! Add unlimited photos,

descriptions, and edit at any time.

Make Me Move ¡ª Not quite ready to put up that for sale sign? Test the waters with a price to

entice and start gathering interest from potential buyers.

Zillow Home Q&A ¡ª Answer questions from potential buyers, and gauge the interest level in your

home.

Zillow Real Estate Guide ¡ª Learn the ins and outs of selling your home from the Zillow

community, or contribute and share your real estate knowledge with others. The Real Estate

Guide is Zillow¡¯s wiki about everything real estate ¨C where everyone can contribute and edit.

Zillow? EZ Ads ¡ª Sell your home faster through budget-friendly EZ Ads targeted to Zillow

searches in your specific ZIP code.

Media Contact

Amanda Hoffman

(206) 470-7167

press@

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Owners

Zestimate Values ¡ª Use the Zestimate as a starting point to find out what your home is worth ¨C or

any home in your neighborhood.

Claim Your Home ¡ª Register as the owner, and add updates, photos or narratives. Be contacted

when a member of the Zillow community has a question about your home, and receive regular

emails on changes to your home¡¯s value.

My Estimator ¡ª List the improvements and upgrades you made, or may make, to your home and

instantly see the value impact of those changes. If you like, publish a revised estimate for the

world to see.

Make Me Move ¡ªHow much money would it take to make you hand over the keys? You just never

know -- someone may be willing to pay your dream price.

Zillow Home Q&A ¡ª Be a part of the conversations taking place in your neighborhood ¨C asking

questions, or sharing information you know. Answer questions about homes you¡¯ve lived in, or

know about, to help make everyone smarter about real estate.

Search ¡ª Look for homes in your area that are currently for sale, or that sold recently, to stay upto-date on your local real estate market.

Zillow Real Estate Guide ¡ª Find tips and tricks for homeowners on topics such as home equity

and refinancing¡ªwritten by the Zillow community, for the Zillow community. Have knowledge to

share? Contribute to this wiki.

Real Estate Professionals

Post for Sale ¡ª As a listing agent, you can post your listings on for free. These

detailed listings include photos and information about the home ¨C complete with your photo and

contact information. As a buy-side agent, you can post the listing price on any home you know is

for sale to keep your clients and the rest of the Zillow community abreast of the current real estate

market.

Zillow Home Q&A ¡ª As a professional, you hold the answers to many of the community¡¯s burning

real estate questions. Share your knowledge by joining one of the many conversations taking

place online and answering questions about local neighborhoods and individual homes.

Zillow Real Estate Guide ¡ª Share your expertise with others by contributing to the Real Estate

Guide. The Real Estate Guide is Zillow¡¯s wiki about everything real estate ¨C where everyone can

contribute and edit.

Profile Page ¡ª All contributions you make to the site, including home Q&A, the Real Estate Guide

and homes for sale, are attributed to your screen name and inked back to your own personal

profile page. This page includes photos, links and other information about you and is a great way

for potential clients to learn more about you.

Zillow EZ Ads ¡ª In addition to the free marketing opportunities mentioned above, you can

purchase self-serve EZ Ads to run in the ZIP code(s) of your choice. Each EZ Ad may include a

headline, photo and link, and costs only $10 per 1,000 page views ¨C a budget-friendly way to

market yourself or your listings to a locally-relevant audience.

Media Contact

Amanda Hoffman

(206) 470-7167

press@

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