SEATTLE, Oct. 8, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Zillow Group,
which houses a portfolio of the largest and most vibrant real
estate and home-related brands on mobile and Web, continues to add
multiple listing service partners (MLSs) to the Zillow® Partnership
Platform, the company's direct feed program. Through these new
partners, now, nearly two-thirds of agent listings on Zillow and
Trulia come directly to Zillow Group from MLSs, with the bulk of
the remaining listings come directly from thousands of brokerages
and franchise direct feeds.
"We continue to add many new MLS partners every week," said
Errol Samuelson, Zillow Group chief
industry development officer. "Sourcing listings directly means
that listings are more accurate than ever before and we are able to
keep them updated in nearly real-time with the MLS. The quality of
listings on Zillow and Trulia has never been better. Directly
sourcing listings ensures a better experience for buyers and
sellers visiting our sites, and gives agents the chance to get in
front of the largest audience of buyers, sellers and renters."
New partners include, but aren't limited to:
- Bay East Association of REALTORS®, Calif.
- Incline Village Board of REALTORS, Nev.
- Lake Region Multiple Listing Service, Inc., Minn.
- Memphis Area Association of REALTORS
- Mississippi Gulf Coast Multiple Listing Service, Inc.
- Northern Great Lakes REALTORS MLS, Mich.
- Pasadena-Foothill Association of REALTORS
- Pearl River County Board of REALTORS, Miss.
- REALTOR Association of Northwestern
Illinois
- REALTOR Association of the Sioux Empire, Inc., S.D.
- REALTORS Association of Greater Fort
Lauderdale
- REALTORS Association of Maui,
Inc.
- San Juan Board of REALTORS,
Inc., Puerto Rico
- South Jersey Shore Regional Multiple Listing Service, Inc.
- Sussex County Association of REALTORS, Inc., Del.
Through the Zillow Partnership Platform, real estate agents are
prominently displayed as the listing agent on all of their listings
and can receive leads directly from Zillow and Trulia, all at no
cost. Brokerages receive attribution, branding, a link back
directly to their websites and daily reporting access. To learn
more about the platform, email mlspartners@zillow.com or call
206-757-4250.
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Zillow Group (NASDAQ:Z and ZG) 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®,
dotloop® and Retsly®. The company is headquartered in Seattle.
Zillow, Postlets, Mortech, Diverse Solutions, StreetEasy, Retsly
and HotPads are registered trademarks of Zillow, Inc. Trulia is a
registered mark of Trulia, Inc., dotloop is a registered trademark
of dotloop, Inc.
REALTOR is a registered trademark of the National Association of
REALTORS.
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