By Editor , 20 September 2026

Zillow, Realtor.com Launch Joint Pre-Market Listing Feature

Zillow, Realtor.com Launch Joint Pre-Market Listing Feature

Seattle and Austin, Texas – September 19, 2026 -- Zillow and Realtor.com have simultaneously launched Preview, a pre-market listing feature giving buyers on both platforms identical early access to homes before they hit the MLS, without requiring any brokerage relationship or special login.

The rollout, first announced as a collaboration in May, marks what the companies call the largest pre-market syndication effort in U.S. residential real estate. Listings are labeled as Preview on both sites and appear to buyers at the same time regardless of platform.

By Editor , 19 September 2026

Renting Beats Buying in Every Major U.S. Metro, Zillow Finds

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Renting Beats Buying in Every Major U.S. Metro, Zillow Finds

Seattle – September 18, 2026 -- Renters across the United States are paying $1,066 less per month than typical home buyers, according to Zillow's latest Rental Market Report, with the gap holding in all 50 largest U.S. metros.

By Editor , 2 September 2026

Zillow's Free Rent Reporting Helps 78,000 Renters Build Credit Monthly

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Zillow's Free Rent Reporting Helps 78,000 Renters Build Credit Monthly

SEATTLE -- Aug. 31, 2026 -- More than 78,000 renters had their on-time rent payments reported to credit bureaus through Zillow in July, the highest single-month total since the company launched its free rent reporting program in 2024. That figure is up 26% from a year earlier. Zillow said it has now reported more than 1.78 million on-time rent payments to credit bureaus at no cost to renters since the program began.

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