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FAQs

How do I get more exposure on Zillow? ›

We'll say it plainly: a virtual tour is a must-have and may help your listing get more views and saves. Based on data collected between October 2022 and March 2023, listings with a Zillow 3D Home® tour got, on average, 60% more views on Zillow and were saved by buyers 79% more than listings without.

Zillow makes money primarily by selling advertising and enhanced profiles to real estate professionals. The company also generates revenue through mortgage interest, commissions from agent partners, and various services like Zillow Closing Services and Zillow 360 Bundled Services.

There are several reasons why Zillow's Zestimate may be inaccurate. For one, the feature relies heavily on publicly available data, such as property tax records and past sales data. This means that it may not take into account certain factors, such as renovations or additions to a home, that could affect its value.

Adding a video walkthrough to your listing boosts the views it will garner on Zillow.com, which helps you find an interested buyer more quickly. It's also a service you can offer to seller leads to help you win your next listing.

Zillow's evolving strategy sees it getting closer to the real estate transaction (Zillow Flex and Zillow Home Loans) and expanding to more parts of the transaction (Mortgages, Rentals, Seller Services, Agent Tools).

The nationwide median error rate for the Zestimate for on-market homes is 2.4%, while the Zestimate for off-market homes has a median error rate of 7.49%.

The best overall Zillow alternative is Realtor.com. Other similar apps like Zillow are LoopNet, Zumper, Apartments.com, and Crexi. Zillow alternatives can be found in Multiple Listing Service (MLS) Software but may also be in Real Estate Marketing Software or Real Estate CRM Software.

Zillow Group, Inc., or simply Zillow, is an American tech real-estate marketplace company that was founded in 2006 by Rich Barton, Zillow's current CEO, and Lloyd Frink, former Microsoft executives and founders of Microsoft spin-off Expedia; Spencer Rascoff, a co-founder of Hotwire.com; David Beitel, Zillow's current ...

What is so special about Zillow? ›

Building a better real estate future for all

As a category leader, Zillow publishes authoritative research and uses its voice to advocate for policies that make real estate more accessible, affordable and transparent.

The amount of data we have for your home and other homes in your area directly influences the Zestimate. So you can make your Zestimate more accurate by providing more information about your home. The first step to doing that is to claim your home and edit your home facts on Zillow.

Click on the tile for your home to load the property page. If you have not already claimed your home on Zillow, please follow these steps. Once you have claimed your home, click on the Edit Facts icon from the Owner View of the property page. Click the check box for Hide photos displayed on your home's Zillow page.

High-Quality Photos and Videos. You should never judge a book by it's cover, but you can judge a Zillow listing by it's photos. Professional, high-quality photos are more than just aesthetically pleasing—they increase online clicks, bringing you more potential tenants.

If Zillow can receive Open House data from your listing service, the open house date and times will be displayed alongside the MLS listing info on the Zillow property page. The open house must be flagged as Public and In-person to appear on Zillow's pages.