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{{Infobox company
| name = Zillow Group, Inc.
| logo = [[File:Zillow Logo.svg|150px]]
| type = [[Public company|Public]]
| traded_as = {{NASDAQ|Z}} Class C {{NASDAQ|ZG}} Class A [[Russell 1000 Index|Russell 1000 Components]] (Z and ZG)
| location = [[Russell Investments Center]] [[Seattle]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]]
| key_people = {{ubl|[[Spencer Rascoff]] [[CEO]]|Stan Humphries Chief Economist<ref name="lerman2014">{{cite news | author=Lerman, Rachel | title=Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff gets book deal with major New York publisher | date=10 December 2014 | work=[[Puget Sound Business Journal]] | url=http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/techflash/2014/12/zillow-ceo-spencer-rascoff-gets-book-deal-with.html }}</ref>}}
| revenue = {{up}}US$1.1 billion (2017)<ref name="yahoo.com">{{cite web|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/Z/financials?p=Z|title=Z Income Statement - Balance Sheet - Cash Flow - Zillow Group, Inc. Stock - Yahoo Finance|publisher=|accessdate=9 August 2017}}</ref>
| operating_income = {{up}}US$-161.9 million (2017)<ref name="yahoo.com"/>
| net_income = {{up}}US$-94.4 million (2017)<ref name="yahoo.com"/>
| assets = {{up}}US3.1 billion (2016)<ref name="yahoo.com"/>
| equity = {{down}}US$2.5 billion (2016)<ref name="yahoo.com"/>
| website = [http://www.zillow.com/ zillow.com]
| industry = [[Real estate]]
| founded = {{Start date and age|2006|02|08}}|
}}

'''Zillow Group''', or simply '''Zillow''', is an online real estate database company that was founded in 2006,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zillow.com/corp/About.htm|title=What is Zillow? - Zillow|first=Zillow,|last=Inc.|publisher=|accessdate=22 October 2016}}</ref> and was created by [[Rich Barton]] and [[Lloyd Frink]], former [[Microsoft]] executives and founders of Microsoft spin-off [[Expedia]]. In 2018, Zillow signed a partnership with [[Century 21 (real estate)|Century 21 Canada]] to begin listing Canadian properties on the site, marking the first international country that Zillow.com supports.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://business.financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/zillow-to-list-canadian-real-estate-in-partnership-with-century-21|title=Zillow to list Canadian real estate in partnership with Century 21|last=|first=|date=6 June 2018|work=[[Financial Post]]|access-date=22 June 2018}}</ref> [[Spencer Rascoff]] is the current CEO of Zillow, Inc.<ref name="lerman2014"/>

==Business model==
Zillow has stated that it is a media company that generates revenue by selling advertising on its web site. In April 2009, Zillow announced a partnership to lend its real estate search engine to the web sites of more than 180 United States newspapers as a part of the Zillow Newspaper Consortium. Zillow shares advertising revenue from the co-branded sites with the newspapers and extends its reach into local markets.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/01/newspapers-begin-to-use-zillow/ | work=[[The New York Times]] | title=Newspapers Begin to Use Zillow | first=Jenna | last=Wortham | date=April 1, 2009}}</ref>

In February 2011, Zillow and [[Yahoo!]] Real Estate launched an exclusive partnership creating the largest real-estate advertising network on the web, according to comScore Media Metrix.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704075604575356831254261568 | work=The Wall Street Journal | first=Tess | last=Stynes | title=Yahoo, Zillow to Pair Up on Web Real-Estate Ad Network | date=2010-07-09}}</ref>

Zillow now allows renters to pay rent online to their landlords for properties on the Zillow Rental Manager tool. Zillow charges renters a transaction fee when using Debit or Credit Cards to pay their landlord. However, Renters also have a no-fee option to pay their rent by using [[ACH Network|ACH]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theverge.com/2018/7/31/17634762/zillow-apartments-rental-application-pay-rent|title=Zillow now lets you apply for apartments and pay rent online|last=Lee|first=Dami|date=31 July 2018|work=[[The Verge]]|access-date=1 August 2018|publisher=[[Vox Media]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://zillow.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000594267-How-much-does-it-cost-to-use-online-rent-payments-|title=How much does it cost to use online rent payments? – Zillow Help Center}}</ref>

==Acquisitions==
*In April 2011 Zillow acquired Postlets, an online real estate listing creation and distribution platform. Terms of the deal were not disclosed publicly.<ref>Leena Rao, TechCrunch. "[https://techcrunch.com/2011/04/11/zillow-buys-real-estate-listings-creation-and-distribution-tool-postlets/ Zillow Buys Real Estate Listings Creation And Distribution Tool Postlets]." April 11, 2011. Retrieved April 11, 2011.</ref>
*In November 2011, Zillow acquired Diverse Solutions for $7.8 million.<ref>{{cite press release|title=R. Newman, Zillow Press Release|url=http://zillow.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=159&item=244 |date=Nov 2, 2011}}</ref>
*In May 2012, Zillow acquired [[RentJuice]], a software-as-a-service company which allows landlords and property managers to market and lease their rental properties through a set of online tools. RentJuice was acquired for $40 million.<ref>Brier Dudley, Seattle Times. "[http://seattletimes.com/html/technologybrierdudleysblog/2018125927_zillow_buy_rent_juice.html Zillow buys Rent Juice, reports blowout quarter]." May 2, 2012.</ref>
*On October 31, 2012, Zillow acquired the real estate shopping and collaboration platform, Buyfolio.<ref>Leena Rao, TechCrunch. "[https://techcrunch.com/2012/10/31/zillow-acquires-real-estate-shopping-platform-for-brokers-and-homebuyers-buyfolio/ Zillow Acquires Real Estate Shopping And Collaboration Platform For Brokers And Homebuyers, Buyfolio]." October 31, 2012.</ref>
*On November 5, 2012, Zillow acquired [[Lincoln, NE]] based mortgage technology company Mortech for $17 million.<ref>Leena Rao, TechCrunch. "[https://techcrunch.com/2012/11/05/zillow-acquires-mortgage-software-company-mortech-for-17-million/ Zillow Acquires Mortgage Software Company Mortech For $17 Million]." November 5, 2012.</ref>
*On November 26, 2012, Zillow acquired HotPads for $16 million. HotPads, founded in 2005, lists real estate and rental listings on a map-based web interface.<ref>Frederic Lardinois, TechCrunch. "https://techcrunch.com/2012/11/26/zillow-acquires-rental-and-real-estate-search-site-hotpads-for-16-million-to-grow-its-rental-marketplace/ Zillow Acquires Rental And Real Estate Search Site HotPads For $16 Million To Grow Its Rental Marketplace." November 26, 2012.</ref>
*On August 19, 2013, Zillow acquired StreetEasy for $50 million.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-08-19/zillow-paying-50-million-for-real-estate-website-streeteasy.html | work=Bloomberg | first1=Sarah | last1=Frier | first2=Ari | last2=Levy | title=Zillow Buys Real-Estate Site StreetEasy for $50 Million | date=August 19, 2013}}</ref>
*On July 16, 2014, Zillow acquired Retsly, a Vancouver, B.C.-based startup that helps developers access real-estate data from multiple listing services (MLS).<ref>Lardinois, Frederic July 16th 2014. TechCrunch. "[https://techcrunch.com/2014/07/16/zillow-acquires-retsly/ Zillow Acquires Retsly, A Service That Helps Developers Access Real Estate Listings]"</ref>
*On July 28, 2014, Zillow announced a deal to buy [[Trulia]] for $3.5 billion.<ref name="lerman2014"/><ref name="nyt-buyout">dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/07/28/zillow-to-buy-trulia-for-3-5-billion/</ref>
*On February 17, 2015, Zillow announced the completion of its acquisition of Trulia and the formation of the Zillow Group brand portfolio.<ref>{{cite web|title=Zillow Completes Acquisition of Trulia for $2.5 Billion in Stock; Forms Zillow Group Family of Brands |url=http://investors.zillowgroup.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=896769|publisher=Zillow Group}}</ref>
*On July 22, 2015, Zillow Group announced it would acquire [[Dotloop]] for $108 million.<ref>PRNewsWire. "[http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/zillow-group-to-acquire-dotloop-300117304.html Zillow Group to Acquire DotLoop]." July 22, 2015.</ref>
*On January 3, 2016, Zillow Group announced it would acquire [[Naked Apartments]] for $13 million.<ref>Zillow Group. "[http://investors.zillowgroup.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=953127]." January 03, 2016.</ref>
*On August 2, 2016, Zillow Group acquired Bridge Interactive.<ref>{{cite web|title=Zillow Group Acquires Bridge Interactive Group |url=http://zillowgroup.mediaroom.com/2016-08-02-Zillow-Group-Acquires-Bridge-Interactive-Group|publisher=Zillow Group}}</ref>

==Website features==

Zillow has data on 110 million homes across the [[United States]], not just those homes currently for sale.<ref>{{Citation
| title = Zillow CEO shares new rules of real estate
| publisher = CBS News
| date = 28 January 2015
| url = http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/zillow-ceo-shares-new-rules-of-real-estate/
| accessdate = 30 June 2015 }}</ref> In addition to giving value estimates of homes, it offers several features including value changes of each home in a given time frame (such as one, five, or 10 years), aerial views of homes, and prices of comparable homes in the area. It can access appropriate public data, it also provides basic information on a given home, such as square footage and the number of bedrooms and bathrooms. Users can also get current estimates of homes if there was a significant change made, such as a recently remodeled kitchen. Zillow provides an [[application programming interface]] (API) and developer support network.<ref>[http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/zillowcomtm-launches-beta-real-estate-site-valuations-and-data-on-more-than-60-million-homes-in-america---for-free-55242477.html "Zillow.com Launches Beta Real Estate Site: Valuations and Data on More Than 60 Million Homes in U.S"], PRNewsWire</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090415092344/http://www.podtech.net/scobleshow/technology/1228/a-talk-with-zillows-cfo Interview with Zillow's CFO, Spencer Rascoff], Podtech.net</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090517094516/http://www.podtech.net/scobleshow/technology/1229/meet-the-developer-brains-behind-zillow Interview with the Zillow development team], Podtech</ref>

In December 2006, Zillow launched three new pieces of functionality: allowing users to post homes for sale and set a "Make Me Move" price (an informal way to pre-market a home), as well as a real estate [[wiki]]. In 2006, Zillow teamed with [[Microsoft]] to offer Bird's Eye View, a feature in Microsoft Virtual Earth, that shows (in certain areas) clearer aerial photographs taken from airplanes rather than conventional satellite imagery.<ref>{{cite news|first=John|last=Cook|title=Zillow.com offers a closer look at homes|newspaper=Seattle PI|date=2006-04-15|url=http://www.seattlepi.com/business/article/Zillow-com-offers-a-closer-look-at-homes-1200900.php}}</ref> Zillow uses this functionality for entertainment-focused features on famous homes.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2006/06/23/zillow_monicas_apartment_from_friends_worth_29_million.php|work=Curbed|title=Zillow: Monica's Apartment From Friends Worth $2.9 Million |date=2006-06-23}}</ref>

In December 2009, Zillow expanded its services to include the rental market.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.reuters.com/article/2009/12/15/usa-economy-zillow-idUSN1418982620091215 | work=Reuters | title=Zillow launches rental listings and search service | date=2009-12-15}}</ref> The addition of rental listings enabled users to list a home for rent and search for both rental homes and homes for sale.

In late 2013, Zillow began powering [[AOL]] Real Estate. In July 2014, Zillow also took over the real estate portal for [[MSN]] Real Estate.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.inman.com/2014/07/01/zillow-takes-over-real-estate-search-at-msn-real-estate-for-move-inc/|title=Zillow takes over real estate search at MSN Real Estate after Move Inc.'s exit|last1=Hagey|first1=Paul|accessdate=2 July 2014}}</ref> In October 2017, Zillow announced to add 3D tours to get 360-degree photos of houses they're interested in buying or renting.

During the summer of 2018, Zillow rolled out a tool for prospective renters to get a credit check and eviction history report, to be shared with a landlord.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.curbed.com/2018/7/31/17634700/zillow-tools-apply-rentals-pay-rent|title=Zillow's new tools let you apply for apartments and pay rent|last=Andrews|first=Jeff|date=31 July 2018|work=[[Curbed]]|access-date=1 August 2018}}</ref>

===Zillow Mortgage Marketplace===
On April 3, 2008, Zillow launched a service called Zillow Mortgage Marketplace. This service allows for borrowers to get custom loan quotes without revealing personally identifying information.<ref>{{cite web|last=Gopal |first=Prashant |url=http://www.businessweek.com/lifestyle/content/apr2008/bw2008043_948040.htm?chan=top+news_top+news+index_businessweek+exclusives |title=Zillow Opens Online Mortgage Marketplace |publisher=Businessweek.com |date=2008-04-03 |accessdate=2011-02-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailynewstribune.com/business/x1059924552 |title=Waltham, MA News - Waltham, Massachusetts - Wicked Local Waltham |publisher=Dailynewstribune.com |date= |accessdate=2011-02-26}}</ref>

===Zillow Mobile===
Zillow Mobile apps allow users to view nearby homes based on the user's location.
*April 29, 2009 - [[iPhone]] application
* March 18, 2010 - Android application
*April 2, 2010 - [[iPad]] application
* March 31, 2011 - Blackberry application
* July 13, 2012 - Windows Phone application <ref>(Not updated since initial release as of 2015-03-26. Also listed as "This app is no longer published" on 2015-03-26.) You can see it at http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/zillow/f2cccea4-14a1-e011-986b-78e7d1fa76f8</ref>
* November 27, 2013 - Windows 8.1 application
* November 2015 - [[Apple TV]] application

===Zillow Advice===
On December 16, 2008, Zillow launched Zillow Advice, allowing people to ask real estate questions online and get answers from the Web site's community of experts.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://blog.seattlepi.com/realestatenews/archives/156907.asp|title=Get advice from Zillow | Seattle Real Estate News - Seattle Post-Intelligencer|last=Cohen|first=Aubrey|date=2008-12-16|publisher=Blog.seattlepi.com|accessdate=2011-02-26}}</ref>

===Real estate market reports===
Zillow produces home value reports for the nation and over 130 metropolitan statistical areas. The reports identify market trends including, but not limited to: five and 10-year annualized change, negative equity,<ref>{{cite news| url=https://blogs.wsj.com/developments/2009/05/06/affluent-homeowners-underwater-and-sinking-fast/ | work=The Wall Street Journal | title=Affluent Homeowners: Underwater and Sinking Fast | first=Nick | last=Timiraos | date=May 6, 2009}}</ref> {{Failed verification|date=August 2016}} short sales and foreclosure transactions.

Zillow also releases a Homeowner Confidence Survey.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idUSN1339409420090514?feedType=RSS&feedName=businessNews | work=Reuters | title=Most U.S. homeowners think a bottom has been reached: Zillow | date=May 14, 2009}}</ref> The survey is conducted by Harris Interactive and measures homeowners' perceptions about home value changes of their own home and the local market.

====Report for the Bellingham area====
On August 26, 2016, ''[[The Bellingham Herald]]'' published housing prices and rental [[statistics]] obtained from Zillow that showed home values in [[Bellingham, Washington]] were up 11.3 percent in the previous year. The article claimed that a recent report from the [[Federal Housing Finance Agency]] (FHFA), using different criteria, estimated that home values in [[Whatcom County, Washington|Whatcom County]] (which contains Bellingham) had risen 7.3% in the second quarter of 2016.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/local/article97955177.html | title=Which Bellingham neighborhoods are seeing jump in home values? | first=Dave | last=Gallagher | work=The Bellingham Herald | date=August 26, 2016 | accessdate=October 22, 2016}}</ref> Actually, the FHFA report estimated that Bellingham home values had risen 7.28 percent in the previous year and 2.92 percent in the second quarter.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.fhfa.gov/AboutUs/Reports/ReportDocuments/HPI_2Q2016final.pdf | title=U.S. House Prices Rise 1.2 Percent in Second Quarter; Some Signs of Deceleration | page=39 | date=August 24, 2016 | publisher=[[Federal Housing Finance Agency]] | accessdate=February 27, 2018}}</ref>

===Neighborhood Boundary Maps (GIS Data)===
The Zillow data team has created a database of nearly 7,544 neighborhood boundaries in the largest cities in the U.S. and made them available via Creative Commons Attribute-Sharealike license.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zillow.com/howto/api/neighborhood-boundaries.htm|title=Zillow Neighborhood Boundaries - Zillow|first=Zillow,|last=Inc.|date=|website=Zillow}}</ref>

==Website activity==
The company said it had more than 24 million unique visitors in September 2011, representing year-over-year growth of 103 percent.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://investors.zillow.com/secfiling.cfm?filingID=1193125-11-263477&CIK=1334814|title=Form 8-K|date=October 4, 2011|publisher=United States Securities and Exchange Commission}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://blogs.forbes.com/tomiogeron/2011/04/11/zillow-buys-real-estate-listings-service-postlets/ | work=Forbes | first=Tomio | last=Geron|title=Zillow Buys Real Estate Listings Service Postlets}}</ref> Of those users, 90% own a home and more than three quarters are looking to buy or sell within the next two years, helping others to buy or sell or looking to rent. Zillow claims over 50 million U.S. homes have been viewed. In some cities more than 90% of all homes that exist have been viewed, including San Francisco, Los Angeles, Boston and Seattle.

==Zestimate==
Zillow determines an estimate ("Zestimate," pronounced "ZEST-imate") for a home based on a range of publicly available information, including public data and sales of comparable houses in a neighborhood. According to Zillow, the Zestimate is a starting point in determining a home's value.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://www.zillow.com/zestimate/ | title= Zestimate}}</ref> The accuracy of the Zestimate varies by location depending on how much information is publicly available, but Zillow allows users to check the accuracy of Zestimates in their own region against actual sales. In many U.S. states, information on the transfer prices of real estate is readily available and accessible by the general public and is not exclusively held in realtors' databases.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dat.state.md.us/sdatweb/datanote.html |title=Maryland tax assessment database allowing searches of all property transfers |publisher=Dat.state.md.us |date= |accessdate=2011-02-26}}</ref> Zillow also supplies Zestimate Accuracy ratings for varies cities on its [https://www.zillow.com/zestimate/ website].<ref name="auto"/>

In March 2011, Zillow released Rent Zestimates, which provide estimated rent prices for 90 million homes on both the Zillow website and all of its mobile apps.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://venturebeat.com/2011/03/09/zillow-debuts-rent-zestimates/ |title=Zillow's Rent Zestimates to provide rent prices for 90 million homes |publisher=VentureBeat |date= |accessdate=2013-09-29}}</ref>

On June 14, 2011, Zillow changed its algorithm used to calculate Zestimates. In addition to changing the current Zestimate for millions of homes throughout the country, Zillow changed historical Zestimate value information dating back to 2006.

==Critique of Zestimate accuracy==
In 2007, ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'' studied the accuracy of Zillow's estimates and found that they "often are very good, frequently within a few percentage points of the actual price paid. But when Zillow is bad, it can be terrible."<ref>Hagerty, James R. [https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB117142055516708035 "How Good Are Zillow's Estimates?"], ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'', 2007-02-14. Retrieved on 2009-02-25.</ref>

In October 2006, the National Community Reinvestment Coalition filed a complaint with the [[Federal Trade Commission]]<ref>[http://www.ncrc.org/bestpractices/NCRC_Zillow_Complaint1026.pdf "Federal Trade Commission Complaint"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070701070236/http://www.ncrc.org/bestpractices/NCRC_Zillow_Complaint1026.pdf |date=July 1, 2007 }}</ref> stating that Zillow was "intentionally misleading consumers and real-estate professionals to rely upon the accuracy of its valuation services despite the full knowledge of the company officials that their valuation Automated Valuation Model (AVM) mechanism is highly inaccurate and misleading." In a letter dated May 4, 2007, the FTC elected not to investigate this complaint,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bloodhoundrealty.com/BloodhoundBlog/FTC_NCRC_Zillow.pdf|title=FTC_NCRC_Zillow.pdf}}</ref> which was later withdrawn by the NCRC.{{Citation needed|date=August 2010}}

Using data published on the Zillow website, the typical Zestimate error in the United States in July 2016 was $14,000.<ref>{{cite web|title=Zillow Zestimate Accuracy Chart|url=http://www.realestatedecoded.com/zillow-zestimate-accuracy-chart/|website=Real Estate Decoded|accessdate=21 July 2016}}</ref>

==Controversy and lawsuits==
While factors contributing to estimates are described elsewhere, Zillow seemingly overemphasises home square footage as the major metric driving property valuation. This method may not be unique to Zillow, but unduly distorts value expectations.<ref>{{cite web | title=Inaccurate Zillow 'Zestimates' a source of conflict over home prices | url=http://www.latimes.com/business/realestate/la-fi-harney-20150208-story.html | first=Kenneth R. | last=Harney | work=Los Angeles Times | date=February 8, 2015 | accessdate=February 27, 2018}}</ref> Listings in areas where land is priced at high premiums often reflect an identical Zillow Estimate to that of nearby homes with comparable interior square footage, but where the home might be decades older. Condition, age of home, special features, proximity to nuisances are insufficiently factored into the estimate. Zillow has made some effort to add balance by including option for owners to provide their own value estimate; but, these figures can be similarly unreliable as being opinion instead of quantifiable.

In 2014, Zillow faced several lawsuits from former employees at the Zillow operation in [[Irvine, California]], alleging violations of [[California Labor Code]] and [[California Business and Professions Code]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.law360.com/articles/633646/zillow-escapes-worker-s-5m-ot-class-action-under-landers|title=Zillow Escapes Worker's $5M OT Class Action Under Landers - Law360|website=www.law360.com|access-date=2016-07-09}}</ref> On February 26, 2016, the [[United States District Court for the Central District of California|U.S. District Court for the Central District of California]] certified the class to include anyone who worked as an inside sales consultant at Zillow between November 2010 and January 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chicagobusinesslitigationlawyerblog.com/2016/03/3544.html|title=Class Action Certified As to Zillow Consultants for Unpaid Overtime - Chicago Business Litigation Lawyer Blog|date=2016-03-28|access-date=2016-07-09}}</ref> Among the numerous allegations brought by high-profile attorneys [[Bobby Samini]] and [[Mark Geragos]], Zillow is accused of failing to pay wages, failing to pay overtime pay, and failing to provide meal and rest breaks. Zillow responded that "the narrative being pushed by this law firm through their multiple lawsuits is completely inconsistent with those who know and work with Zillow...the behavior described does not accurately depict our culture or the 1,200 Zillow employees."<ref name="fortune_discrim">{{cite web|url=http://fortune.com/2014/12/05/zillow-discrimination-lawsuit/|title=Zillow's alleged "frat house" culture leads to new lawsuit|publisher=Fortune|accessdate=5 December 2014}}</ref>

In addition, Samini and Geragos represented a former Zillow employee in a sexual harassment action against the company, alleging "sexual torture"<ref name="housingwire.com">{{Cite web|url=http://www.housingwire.com/articles/32237-mark-geragos-more-zillow-employees-victims-of-sexual-harassment|title=Mark Geragos: More Zillow employees victims of sexual harassment|website=www.housingwire.com|access-date=2016-07-09}}</ref> and "the most heinous acts of sexual harassment imaginable."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.housingwire.com/articles/37194-zillow-settles-sexual-harassment-lawsuit|title=Zillow settles sexual harassment lawsuit|website=www.housingwire.com|access-date=2016-07-09}}</ref> According to the lawsuit, Zillow's Southern California office represents an "adult frat house where sexual harassment and misconduct are normalized, condoned, and promoted by male managers."<ref name="housingwire.com"/> Based on the allegations against the company, Samini has called Zillow a "modern day ''[[Animal House]]''."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2014-12-04/zillow-is-a-modern-day-animal-house-samini|title=Zillow Is a `Modern Day Animal House': Attorney Samini|website=Bloomberg.com|access-date=2016-07-09}}</ref> On May 5, 2016, Zillow settled the action for an undisclosed amount, without admitting any wrongdoings.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/losangeles/news/2016/06/03/zillow-settles-lawsuits-regarding-employees-at.html|title=Zillow settles lawsuits regarding employees at Irvine sales office - L.A. Biz|access-date=2016-07-09}}</ref>

In 2017, Zillow sent a cease and desist letter to the author of [[McMansion Hell]], a blog of original content which satirized photos of ostentatious homes found on the site.<ref name=buzzfeed>{{cite news |last=Dalrymple II |first=Jim |date=June 26, 2017 |title=A 23-Year-Old Woman Shut Down Her Real Estate Blog After Zillow Threatened Her|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/jimdalrympleii/zillow-went-after-this-23-year-olds-popular-real-estate |work= Buzzfeed |access-date=June 28, 2017 }}</ref> Zillow's claims were described by legal experts as lacking merit and the company was accused of using its resources to infringe on free speech.<ref name=gizmodo>{{cite news |last=Brown |first=Jennings |date=June 28, 2017 |title=Zillow Sends Cease and Desist Letter to McMansion Hell, the Architectural Criticism Blog We Need Right Now [Updated] |url=https://gizmodo.com/zillow-sends-cease-and-desist-letter-to-mcmansion-hell-1796435051 |work= Gizmodo |access-date=June 28, 2017 }}</ref> Wagner was represented the [[Electronic Frontier Foundation]].<ref name=eff>{{cite news |last=Nazer |first=Daniel |date=June 29, 2017 |title=McMansion Hell Responds to Zillow's Unfounded Legal Claims|url=https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2017/06/mcmansion-hell-responds-zillows-unfounded-legal-claims |work= Electronic Frontier Foundation |access-date=March 9, 2018 }}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Redfin]]
*[[Trulia]]
*[[ZipRealty]]
*[[Zameen.com]]
*[[PropertyShark]]
*[[Realtor.com]]

==References==
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==External links==
* {{official website|http://www.zillow.com/}}

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Runawayangel: fixed cs1 error

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