Spencer's Blog

It’s a new year, so what better time to take on a controversial topic: listings syndication. There is a lot of discussion about this in our industry, and I thought it was time to give Zillow's thoughts on this important topic. My comments below will also be the basis of my speech at this week's I...

Why Zillow partnered with Yahoo.

I was a guest on Bloomberg Television’s “Bottom Line” discussing the housing market and Zillow’s Q3 earnings report.    Click here to view the interview.

  That’s a question I’ve asked myself many times. Different people blog for different reasons. Some do it to build their brand as a leading and influential voice in their industry (e.g., Fred Wilson from AVC). Some do it to create great content for SEO, which in turn drives clients. I do it mostl...

I'm really proud of the Zillow team for shipping these new features, and I'm confident that they will help our Premier Agent advertisers gain even more value from their spend with Zillow. Today, Zillow is announcing new features to the Zillow Premier Agent Program to further increase exposure for...

  Zillow's Chief Economist, Dr Stan Humphries, testified before the Senate Banking Comittee today about the housing crisis. This is a testament to the extraordinary work that our economics bureau has done over the last five years.  There is more information about Stan's testimony here and here. ...