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Zillow Group, Inc. reports developments across its real estate technology platform, which connects consumers with listings, agents, loan officers, rental housing providers and other real estate professionals. Recurring company updates cover residential revenue, rentals, mortgage origination through Zillow Home Loans, for-sale marketplace activity, agent software tools, New Construction, Zillow Showcase and pre-market listing products such as Zillow Preview.
The company also publishes housing-market research based on Zillow data, including home value, rent, inventory, buyer-engagement and listing-speed measures. News frequently references Zillow brands and tools used across shopping, renting, buying, selling and financing homes, including Zillow, Trulia, StreetEasy, HotPads, ShowingTime, dotloop and related rental and closing services.
Zillow (NYSE: Z) partnered with Blizzard Entertainment to launch Zillow for Warcraft, a microsite letting users browse curated World of Warcraft player and Blizzard-built homes in 3D. The experience is fantasy-only, non-transactional, and includes unlockable in-game items such as a Zillow-inspired doormat.
The microsite complements Zillow's Someday Starts Today brand platform and highlights player creativity ahead of the Midnight expansion launch on March 2, 2026. Visit https://www.zillow.com/warcraft/ to explore featured Azeroth homes.
Zillow (NYSE: Z) analysis on Feb. 11, 2026 finds the national "singles tax" — the extra annual rent solo renters pay versus those who share housing — is $10,470. Typical U.S. multifamily rent is $1,745, up 30% over five years, while apartment affordability (adjusted for incomes) is the best since April 2021.
Couples who combine households can capture a $20,940 combined annual savings; New York City shows the largest singles tax at $23,400 per year.
Zillow Group (NASDAQ: Z) reported Q4 2025 revenue of $654M (up 18% YoY) and full-year 2025 revenue of $2.58B (up 16% YoY). GAAP net income was $3M in Q4 and $23M for FY2025. Q4 Adjusted EBITDA was $149M (23% margin). Mortgages revenue rose 39% and Rentals revenue rose 45% in Q4. The company repurchased 3.4 million shares for $232M in Q4 and ended the quarter with $1.3B of cash and investments.
Zillow (Z) marks its 20th anniversary with data showing a major shift in U.S. home design from large, formal "McMansion" layouts to smaller, more personal and flexible homes. Listings show higher demand for privacy nooks, bold color use, wellness features and energy resilience, with several listing mentions rising sharply.
Key metrics include reading nook mentions +48%, color-drenching mentions +149%, spa-inspired bathrooms +22%, and sustainability features such as zero-energy-ready +70% and whole-home batteries +40%.
Zillow (NYSE:Z) reports U.S. home values fell for the sixth consecutive month in January, with the Zillow Home Value Index down 0.4% month-over-month and 0.2% year-over-year. The typical U.S. home value is $358,968 and the typical mortgage payment is $1,733, 8.4% lower than a year ago. Active inventory rose to 1.11 million homes, up 6% year-over-year. New listings and the early sales read were lower year-over-year, while homes are taking longer to go pending and fewer sell above list price.
Zillow (Z) analysis finds the metro that wins the professional football championship has outpaced U.S. home value growth 13 of the past 20 years. On average, a typical home in the winning metro gained $4,437 more than the U.S. market in the subsequent year.
Largest outperformance examples: Tampa (2021) +$25,262 vs national average, Denver (2016) +$21,459, Boston (2017) +$15,565. Some winners underperformed, including New York (2008) -$15,741 versus the national change.
Zillow (NYSE: Z) is launching a national brand campaign, "Someday Starts Today", debuting Feb. 1 alongside Zillow advertising during the Grammy Awards. The platform reframes browsing, dreaming and planning as meaningful stages of the home journey, supported by new TV spots, a creator-led digital series, and ongoing 2026 brand extensions.
The campaign, developed with 72andSunny and Canvas Worldwide, pairs two hero spots and promos with a music-driven creative and will run across linear TV, Paramount+ and digital channels.
Zillow (NYSE: Z) released its list of the most buyer-friendly U.S. housing markets for 2026, highlighting metros where affordability, cooling price growth and lower competition create favorable conditions for buyers. Indianapolis, Atlanta and Charlotte rank 1–3. The analysis uses Zillow's Market Heat Index and reports typical home values (Dec 2025), recent monthly home-value changes, forecasted annual value change and the share of median income needed for a typical mortgage payment.
Many top markets are in the Midwest and Sun Belt; Zillow forecasts modest nationwide home-value growth and lower mortgage rates near 6% in 2026.
Zillow Group (Nasdaq: Z, ZG) will release its fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 financial results after market close on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026. A live webcast and conference call will be held the same day at 2 p.m. PT / 5 p.m. ET to discuss results. Financial results, the live webcast link and a recorded replay will be available on the company’s Investor Relations website.
Investors may register for the live event via the provided registration page and can find additional investor materials on the Investor Relations site.
Zillow (NYSE: Z) forecasts a mortgage on a typical home will be affordable in 20 of the 50 largest U.S. metros by Dec 2026, the most since 2022. Zillow cites slower home-price growth, falling mortgage rates and rising incomes as drivers. Key assumptions: mortgage rates near 6% by year-end, home values up 1.9% to a typical value of $365,795, and incomes rising 3.3%. Nationwide mortgage costs are down $92 year‑over‑year and should end 2026 near $2,358, with aggregate affordability improving from 32.6% to 31.8% of median income.