SEATTLE, Oct. 17, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Zillow, Inc.
(NASDAQ: Z), the leading real estate information and home related
marketplace, today announced that Sacramento-based Lyon Real Estate has joined
Zillow® Pro for Brokers. Now, Lyon Real Estate will send its 1,200
listings directly to Zillow, while enabling its agents to maintain
control over their listing data and receive maximum exposure on the
Yahoo!-Zillow Real Estate Network, the largest real estate network
on the webi which includes, Zillow.com®, Zillow Mobile,
HotPads™ and Yahoo!® Homes. In addition, Zillow powers real estate
search for AOL®, MSN® Real Estate and HGTV®'s FrontDoor®.
"We are really excited about this partnership with Zillow
because it enables our agents to expand their brand online while
providing their listings with exposure on the largest and most
visited real estate website in the country," said Pat Shea, president and COO of Lyon Real
Estate.
With more than 65 years of experience, Lyon Real Estate is
locally owned and operated and has 970 agents throughout 17 offices
serving the greater Sacramento,
Calif., area.
Launched in June 2012, Zillow Pro for Brokers is a free,
five-point program that improves listings accuracy, provides better
reporting, includes a powerful contact follow-up system and
increases the visibility of listing agents for participating
brokers. Brokers' agents are seen first next to their listing every
time as well as having an outbound link to their website included.
Currently more than 2,000 partners across the country participate
in Zillow Pro for Brokers.
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About Zillow, Inc.
Zillow, Inc. (NASDAQ:Z) operates
the leading real estate and home-related information marketplaces
on mobile and the Web, with a complementary portfolio of brands and
products that help people find vital information about homes, and
connect with the best local professionals. Zillow's brands serve
the full lifecycle of owning and living in a home: buying, selling,
renting, financing, remodeling and more. In addition, Zillow offers
a suite of tools and services to help local real estate, mortgage,
rental and home improvement professionals manage and market their
businesses. Welcoming 83 million unique users in September 2014, the Zillow, Inc. portfolio
includes Zillow.com®, Zillow Mobile, Zillow Mortgages, Zillow
Rentals, Zillow Digs®, Postlets®, Diverse Solutions®, Agentfolio®,
Mortech®, HotPads™, StreetEasy® and Retsly™. The company is
headquartered in Seattle.
Zillow.com, Zillow, Postlets, Mortech, Diverse Solutions,
StreetEasy, Agentfolio and Digs are registered trademarks of
Zillow, Inc. HotPads and Retsly are trademarks of Zillow, Inc.
Yahoo! is a registered trademark of Yahoo! Inc.
AOL is a registered trademark of AOL LLC.
MSN is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
HGTV is a registered trademark of Scripps Networks, Inc.
FrontDoor is a registered trademark of Scripps Networks, LLC.
i According to comScore Media Metrix Real Estate
Category Ranking by Unique Visitors, July
2014, US Data
SOURCE Zillow, Inc.