SEATTLE, April 16, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Zillow Group,
which houses a portfolio of the largest and most vibrant real
estate and home-related brands on mobile and Web, today announced
it will begin offering its industry partners access to free public
record data with broad usage rights, through a new program, Zillow
Group Data Connect (ZGDC).
Organizations like multiple listing services can spend hundreds
of thousands of dollars annually to buy or license public record
data, and only receive updates to this data periodically. MLSs use
this data to help members create listings, and they share the data
with members who use it to research their market, speed up listing
input and help with prospecting and business development.
In addition to public record data, ZGDC will offer MLSs the
opportunity to receive, and share with members, dynamic,
frequently-updated data from Zillow, such as the Zestimate® and
user-contributed data, like updates about renovations. As most
public record data currently available to MLSs is static - never
learning new details about the property or adding more details from
other sources - this new source of data will give MLSs the freedom
to innovate and build products and services for their members.
"One of Zillow Group's top priorities is to be an excellent
partner to the real estate industry, as we innovate on behalf of
home buyers and sellers," said Errol
Samuelson, Zillow Group chief industry development officer.
"I'm thrilled to be able to offer this incredibly valuable,
important program to our MLS partners. Providing this kind of
information, for free and with very few usage restrictions, will
continue to drive technology and innovation forward within the real
estate industry."
Zillow Group's new program will allow partner MLSs to access
information about properties, including mortgage information, tax
rate, physical attributes, and mailing addresses, in addition to
proprietary Zillow data.
ZGDC is expected to be available in Q4 2015. For more
information or to inquire about setting up a direct listing feed to
Zillow Group, please contact partners@zillow.com.
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Zillow Group
Zillow Group (NASDAQ: Z) houses a portfolio of the largest real
estate and home-related brands on the Web and mobile. The company's
brands focus on all stages of the home lifecycle: renting, buying,
selling, financing and home improvement. Zillow Group is committed
to empowering consumers with unparalleled data, inspiration and
knowledge around homes, and connecting them with the right local
professionals to help. The Zillow Group portfolio of consumer
brands includes real estate and rental marketplaces Zillow®,
Trulia®, StreetEasy® and HotPads®. In addition, Zillow Group works
with tens of thousands of real estate agents, lenders and rental
professionals, helping maximize business opportunities and connect
to millions of consumers. The company operates a number of business
brands for real estate, rental and mortgage professionals,
including Postlets®, Mortech®, Diverse Solutions®, Market Leader®
and Retsly™. The company is headquartered in Seattle.
Zillow, Postlets, Mortech, Diverse Solutions, StreetEasy, and
HotPads are registered trademarks of Zillow, Inc. Retsly is a
trademark of Zillow, Inc. Trulia is a registered trademark of
Trulia, Inc.
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