Zillow Research

Quarantine is Over, But Zillow Surfing is Still a Thing

By Joanna England / June 15, 2021 /

Popularized in a hilarious Saturday Night Live skit, the act of scrolling through listings like a dating app on a Friday night — Zillow surfing, to the uninitiated — has continued despite the end of stay-at-home orders. The act of escapism that is visually rifling through a stranger’s home and imagining how your furniture would…

Backyard Amenities, Such as Treehouses, Driving Faster Home Sales, Zillow Reports

By Tommy Cummings / May 12, 2021 /

Zillow research finds homes with treehouses are driving quicker-than-expected sales and higher prices, with listings mentioning back yard (5.2 days faster than expected), sandbox (4.5 days), and playground (2.5 days) among the quickest.

Dallas-Fort Worth Home Values Grew by This Many AT&T Stadiums in 2020

By Tommy Cummings / February 1, 2021 /

The year 2020 was loaded with disheartening economic and health statistics. But here’s a good statistic to start 2021: Dallas-Fort Worth home values gained $38 billion last year as increasing residential values and new construction added to the market, according to a recent Zillow report. To put it in other terms, $38 billion represents the…

D-FW, Texas Still Face Low Housing Inventories, Plus Other Reports and Studies

By Tommy Cummings / November 2, 2020 /

In any business, low inventory is a bad thing. It’s a delicate balance of having a product, moving it, and having something to replace it. Just recall looking for toilet paper in the pandemic’s beginnings. Wasn’t that fun? Like it is on a national scale, the pandemic is impacting the Dallas-Fort Worth housing inventory. Prices…

D-FW Residents Continue to Pursue Homeownership, and Other Reports and Studies

By Tommy Cummings / October 19, 2020 /

The typical home value in September was $270,907, up 4.5 percent year over year, and 0.9 percent month over month, according to the Zillow Real Estate Market Report.