Even as prices continued to rise in last year's fourth quarter, American homeowners found themselves paying less in monthly mortgage payments compared to pre-bubble norms.
Read More »Zillow: Home Values Up 5.8% in February
Zillow's Home Value Index registered a national value of $158,100 last month, which represents a slight 0.1 percent increase from January.
Read More »Mortech Integrates LendingTree’s LoanExplorer
Mortech, Inc., announced the successful integration of LendingTree's new LoanExplorer product into its suite of marketing and point of sale tools.
Read More »Panelists Forecast 22% Home Value Growth by End of 2017
If projections hold out, home values will rise 22 percent cumulatively by the end of 2017, according to Zillow's first-quarter Home Price Expectations Survey. On average, the panel forecasts price growth of 4.6 percent in 2013 and 4.2 percent in 2014. More moderate growth is expected after that, with annual appreciation rates between 3.6 percent and 3.8 percent for 2015, 2016, and 2017, leading to an average 4.1 percent growth annually for the next five years.
Read More »Zillow Observes Inventory Crunch as Selling Season Approaches
Zillow saw a 16.6 percent decline in its overall number of listed homes in February, indicating an inventory crunch as buyers start to feel more comfortable getting into the market.
Read More »Zillow: Home Values Reach 8 1/2-Year High
Home values rose for the 15th consecutive month in January, according to Zillow's most recent Real Estate Market Reports.
Read More »FrontDoor.com to Join Zillow Real Estate Network
Zillow, Inc. announced that HGTV&'s FrontDoor website is joining the Zillow Real Estate Network in the next quarter.
Read More »Zillow: Home Values Up 5.9% in 2012, Growth to Slow in 2013
U.S. home values in 2012 rose 5.9 percent over 2011, according to data in Zillow's latest Home Value Index (HVI).
Read More »Zillow, Century 21 Renew Strategic Marketing Program Partnership
Zillow announced the renewal of its strategic marketing program with Century 21 Real Estate LLC, through which the company's listings will continue to automatically appear on the Yahoo! Zillow Real Estate Network.
Read More »Zillow: Nearly 1 in 3 Homeowners Clear of Mortgage Debt, Value Biggest Factor
Nearly one-third--29.3 percent, or 20.6 million--of homeowners own their homes free and clear of mortgage debt, according to a recent analysis from Zillow. Zillow also revealed what factors might influence the percentage of homeowners who own their home outright in certain areas. For one, metro areas with lower home values tended to have a higher rate of mortgage-free homeowners since smaller loan amounts can be paid off more quickly. Age and credit rating were also contributing factors.
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