Twitter CEO Evan Williams and his wife, Sara, made headlines recently when they listed their SoMa penthouse for $1,498,000. Williams even tweeted about it, figuring it’s better to jump on the...

Mortgage rates for 30-year fixed rates stayed below 5.00% this week, with the weekly average rate borrowers were quoted on Zillow Mortgage Marketplace at 4.95%, down slightly from 4.96% the week...

Is it the price, or the photos? You decide. Here are the top-viewed homes for sale on Zillow.com in September. 1. 1264 Oak Knoll Dr. San Jose, CA 95129: See additional homes for-sale in San...

As the first-time homebuyer tax credit is set to expire on Nov. 30, 2009, government officials are considering ways to extend the $8,000 tax credit to many military personnel, if not to all first-time home buyers.

Though the movie Pineapple Express, starring Seth Rogen, may have lacked class, the home used for the shoot (it was the drug kingpin’s home in the movie) has spades of glamour. The home is...

It’s jobs and wages, not growth in the GDP that will really spur the housing recovery, Zillow’s Spencer Rascoff told Forbes. Spencer regularly participates in panel discussions on Forbes.com. Other participants include Donald Trump, Jr., Michael Feder...

In what has been urged as a must-have by real estate professionals and builders, the $8000 tax credit for first-time home buyers (previously due to expire Nov. 30), has been extended through April 30, 2010, according to the Associated Press. Not only...

On a 403-12 vote today, the House of Representatives approved a measure to extend the $8,000 first-time homebuyer tax credit, along with a $6,500 tax credit for repeat homebuyers who have lived in their current homes for at least five years. The...

The Local Market Explorer WP Plugin that we released in August just got an upgrade! Though the BETA version 2 has been available for a few weeks, it’s now officially available for download in the Wordpress Plugin directory. Here’s what’s new with...

Zillow user Muddslide says in Zillow Advice: I’m a first time home buyer and have saved 200,000. I’m looking for a great deal, but am really gun shy. It’s nice to hear there really are people who have been careful and not been sucked into the...