SEATTLE, Dec. 19, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Zillow, Inc.
(NASDAQ: Z), the leading real estate information and home related
marketplace, in 2014, created more new partnerships across the real
estate industry than in any prior year. The new partnerships added
hundreds of thousands of direct listings, improving their accuracy
and timeliness. Partnerships included new relationships with
multiple listings services (MLSs), brokerages, technology providers
and real estate agents and brokers.
"I couldn't be more proud of the work we've done with our
partners in the real estate industry to bring the best, most
accurate listings to the millions of people who visit Zillow each
month," said Greg Schwartz, Zillow
chief revenue officer. "We are working more closely with MLSs,
brokerages and agents than ever before, ensuring excellent
experiences and great value for the industry, while improving the
search experience for our users. This is creating a virtuous cycle
that ultimately enables us to connect more and more home buyers and
sellers with brokers and agents on Zillow."
2014 Partnership Highlights
- The Zillow® Premier Agent program increased
enrollment more than 33 percent in 2014, up from 45,000 agents at
the end of Q3 2013 to 61,000 at the end of Q3 2014.
- The Zillow Pro for Brokers program had explosive growth
throughout 2014, adding approximately 3,800 new brokers to the
program and bringing more than 100,000 listings to Zillow during
the year. Zillow also created several new strategic marketing
partnerships including Douglas Elliman Real Estate Company, Edina
Realty and RE/MAX.
- The Zillow Partnership Platform more than doubled the amount of
participating MLSs in 2014, accounting for an additional 300,000
listings coming directly to Zillow. MLSs who joined the program
during the year include My Florida Regional MLS, MLS Listing, Inc.,
New Jersey Multiple Listing Service, Inc., Intermountain Multiple
Listing Service and NY State MLS.
- "Zillow Tech Connect: Leads" added 45 new technology solutions
in 2014 for the agents and brokers who use Zillow to manage their
contacts.
- Zillow launched "Tech Connect: Reviews" in December, allowing
brokerages to display Zillow agent reviews on their own sites, and
new partners include Windermere Real Estate and Moxi Works. Agent reviews on Zillow doubled
during the year from 440,000 to 804,000.
- Zillow held the first ever Zillow Agent Forum, bringing
together 1,000 high-performing Zillow Premier Agents in
Las Vegas as a chance for Zillow
leadership to connect with agents in-person and in-depth to better
understand their needs and how best to meet them.
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About Zillow, Inc.
Zillow, Inc. (NASDAQ:Z) operates
the leading real estate and home-related information marketplaces
on mobile and the Web, with a complementary portfolio of brands and
products that help people find vital information about homes, and
connect with the best local professionals. Zillow's brands serve
the full lifecycle of owning and living in a home: buying, selling,
renting, financing, remodeling and more. In addition, Zillow offers
a suite of tools and services to help local real estate, mortgage,
rental and home improvement professionals manage and market their
businesses. Welcoming more than 74 million unique users in
November 2014, the Zillow, Inc.
portfolio includes Zillow.com®, Zillow Mobile, Zillow
Mortgages, Zillow Rentals, Zillow Digs®,
Postlets®, Diverse Solutions®,
Mortech®, HotPads™, StreetEasy® and Retsly™.
The company is headquartered in Seattle.
Zillow.com, Zillow, Postlets, Mortech, Diverse Solutions,
StreetEasy, and Digs are registered trademarks of Zillow, Inc.
HotPads and Retsly are trademarks of Zillow, Inc.
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