SEATTLE, June 10, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Starting today,
home sellers in Orlando can use
Zillow Offers™ to request a no-obligation cash offer from
Zillow to buy their home. Zillow Offers is now available for
homeowners in 11 markets across the U.S.
Selling a home is one of the most stressful aspects of
homeownership. With Zillow Offers, sellers don't need to worry
about prepping their home for sale or hosting open houses --
avoiding the extra cost, hassle and time associated with a
traditional sale. Potential home sellers in Orlando will now be able to request a free,
no-obligation cash offer from Zillow to buy their home. Once the
seller accepts the offer, they can pick a close date that works
best for them.
Zillow Offers is transforming the way people sell their homes
across the country. Millions of home sellers are already shopping
on Zillow and using it to check their Zestimate. Over the past
year, more than 100,000 homeowners across the country have
requested an offer from Zillow to buy their home. Zillow now
receives a request for an offer every two minutes.
"In a world of on-demand everything, people want ease and
quality - and that expectation is extending to real estate. Zillow
Offers is key to our goal of rewiring the real estate transaction,
giving people the seamless, convenient experience they demand,"
said Zillow Brand President Jeremy
Wacksman. "We're thrilled to come back to Orlando, where we first tested this service,
to start providing Floridians with a better way to buy and sell
homes."
Timing the sale of a home with the purchase of a new one is a
top concern for sellers -- over 60 percent of sellers are buying a
new home at the same time1, which adds
significant stress and financial complexity to the process. Zillow
Offers is designed to accommodate all types of sellers. Whether
they need to close quickly for a job move across the country or
want to close on a longer timeline to search for their dream home,
Zillow Offers gives sellers the flexibility to choose their close
date within 90 days of accepting their offer.
Buyers who purchase a Zillow-owned home have the confidence of
moving into a home that's been professionally renovated, refreshed
and move-in ready.
Additionally, consumers using Zillow Offers - whether they are
selling to or buying from Zillow - can experience an even simpler
real estate transaction if they decide to get financing from
Zillow's affiliate lender, Zillow Home Loans. Homeowners using
Zillow Offers to sell their home can apply to get pre-approved for
a mortgage through Zillow Home Loans, giving them the certainty to
be able to sell their existing home and shop for a new home
simultaneously.
Zillow Offers is also available for home sellers in Phoenix, Las
Vegas, Atlanta,
Denver, Charlotte, Raleigh, Houston, Riverside, Dallas and Minneapolis. Zillow has already announced
plans to launch in Austin,
Los Angeles, Miami, Nashville, Portland, Sacramento, San
Antonio, San Diego and
Tampa, bringing the total number
of planned Zillow Offers markets to 20 by the end of the first
quarter 2020.
In every market where Zillow Offers is currently available,
Zillow works with local agents and brokers on every transaction.
Zillow pays a commission to local real estate agents when it buys
and sells each home, and agents remain at the center of every
Zillow Offers transaction. A local Orlando broker will represent Zillow in each
transaction.
The Zillow Offers program also gives local brokerages and
Premier Agents the opportunity to acquire new for-sale listings by
connecting them with motivated sellers who have taken a direct
action to sell their home. Sellers who request a Zillow Offer, but
decide to instead sell their house traditionally with an agent or
do not receive a Zillow Offer, may be connected with a local
brokerage or Premier Agent.
Zillow first tested the concept of a simpler home selling
process through a third-party marketplace model called Instant
Offers, which was available in Orlando from May
2017 to June 2018.
About Zillow Group
Zillow Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: Z) (NASDAQ: ZG) houses one of the
largest portfolios of real estate brands on mobile and the web that
attract more than 181 million average monthly unique users during
Q1 2019. Zillow Group is committed to leveraging its proprietary
data, technology and innovations to make home buying, selling,
financing and renting a seamless, on-demand experience for
consumers. As its flagship brand, Zillow® now offers a fully
integrated home shopping experience that includes access to for
sale and rental listings, Zillow Offers™, which provides a new,
hassle-free way to buy and sell homes directly through Zillow; and
Zillow Home Loans, Zillow's affiliated lender that provides an easy
way to receive mortgage pre-approvals and financing. Other consumer
brands include Trulia®, StreetEasy®, HotPads®, Naked Apartments®,
RealEstate.com and Out East®. In addition, Zillow Group provides a
comprehensive suite of marketing software and technology solutions
to help real estate professionals maximize business opportunities
and connect with millions of consumers. Zillow Group business
brands for real estate, rental and mortgage professionals include
Mortech®, dotloop®, Bridge Interactive® and New Home Feed®. The
company is headquartered in Seattle.
Zillow, Mortech, Bridge Interactive, StreetEasy, HotPads, Out
East and New Home Feed are registered trademarks of Zillow, Inc.
Zillow Offers is a trademark of Zillow, Inc. Trulia is a registered
trademark of Trulia, LLC. dotloop is a registered trademark of
DotLoop, LLC. Naked Apartments is a registered trademark of Naked
Apartments, LLC. Zillow Home Loans, LLC is an Equal Housing Lender;
NMLS 10287, www.nmlsconsumeraccess.org.
1 According to the 2018 Zillow Group
Consumer Housing Trends Report.
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