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March 6, 2015

Feds tap Zillow’s chief economist for open-data initiative

Zillow Chief Economist Stan Humphries has been named to an advisory panel that the federal government says will help it do a better job unleashing vast troves of data to foster economic growth and promote better decision-making — including census data served up by real estate search sites. Humphries, creator of…
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WFG News
February 5, 2015

Why real estate professionals need to read ‘Zillow Talk’

Many real estate professionals are still ambivalent about Zillow. They remember how Zillow came to the market 10 years ago with a much less industry-friendly attitude than it developed once it realized there was more money in pursuing the industry as a client rather than a competitor. Maybe we’re just…
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January 30, 2015

Chief economists mostly bullish on 2015 housing market

NEW YORK — Four chief economists from some of the nation’s most popular real estate websites are optimistic about the housing market this year, citing an expected increase in home sales, and low mortgage rates and oil prices leaving more money in consumers’ pockets. Still, low inventory, decreasing home affordability…
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January 27, 2015

Sneak peek: ‘Zillow Talk’ by Spencer Rascoff and Stan Humphries

Editor’s note: The following is excerpted from Chapter 17 of Spencer Rascoff and Stan Humphries’ new book, “Zillow Talk: The New Rules of Real Estate,” on sale today. Once you start looking for them, they’re hard to miss. The signs pop up in front yards and on park benches, on…
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