Zillow Files for IPO to Raise $57 Million

Seattle-based Zillow.com, a real estate information site, has filed its initial paperwork indicating that it is seeking to raise $57 million in an initial public offering.

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Zillow to Power Much of Yahoo Real Estate Listings

Yahoo Real Estate and Zillow.com announced that the four-year-old Seattle company will power listings of homes for sale and other local real estate advertising for Yahoo. It’s the latest in a series of moves by Yahoo to lower costs through strategic partnerships with outside companies. In the last 18 months, Carol Bartz has farmed out the company’s search engine to Microsoft and its online dating service to Match.com.

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Crowdsourcing Your Candy This Halloween

Geeks and ghouls rejoice: the Internet has come up with a way to boost your Halloween haul. The folks at Zillow.com have created their first Trick or Treat Housing Index, which draws on the site’s real estate data to determine the top-five neighborhoods in Seattle and Los Angeles to maximize candy intake this Saturday.

A Go-To Web Site for Home Buyers

Dipping a toe into the real-estate market these days can be tricky. Thankfully, the Web’s ability to demystify intimidating topics has brought what was once considered insider real-estate knowledge to the masses.
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