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  • Market Preview: Zillow Primed for Pricey Debut Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:03PMNEW YORK (TheStreet) -- The earnings reports were good but the progress on the debt ceiling was even better. Stocks enjoyed their best day of 2011 on Tuesday, spiking on fresh signs the Democrats and Republicans will be able to get together on what it will take to shave trillions from the deficit. Apple's blowout quarter after the close should provide plenty of momentum for Wednesday's session ...
  • Zillow Prices IPO Above Range Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 5:22PMZillow, Inc., which operates real estate site Zillow.com, Zillow Mortgage Marketplace, and Zillow Mobile, said late Tuesday that it has priced its initial public offering of 3.462 million shares of its Class A common stock at $20.00 per share, which is above its estimated range of $16 and $18 per share.
  • Hometownstations.com-WLIO- Lima, OH News Weather SportsZillow sets IPO at $20 per share in Wed. offering Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 5:22PMNEW YORK (AP) - Real estate listing and information service Zillow Inc. says it will sell its shares for $20 apiece in its initial public offering Wednesday.
  • Zillow® Announces Pricing of Initial Public Offering Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:31PMZillow, Inc. , which operates real estate site Zillow.com®, Zillow Mortgage Marketplace, and Zillow Mobile, today announced the pricing of the initial public offering of 3,462,000 shares of its Class A common stock at $20.00 per share.  The shares will begin trading on Wednesday, July 20, 2011 on The Nasdaq Global Market under the ticker symbol "Z."  The underwriters have a 30-day option to ...
  • Does Move Want to Be Zillow? Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 2:30PMThe Realtor.com parent wants to be Zillow's next-door neighbor.
  • 30-Year Fixed Mortgage Rate Unchanged From Last Week; Current Rate is 4.38, According to Zillow Mortgage Rate Ticker Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 1:28PM10 a.m. Pacific--SEATTLE--The 30-year fixed mortgage rate on Zillow Mortgage Marketplace is currently 4.38 percent, unchanged from this same time last week. The 30-year fixed mortgage rate fluctuated between 4.33 percent and 4.35 percent for the majority of the week, rising to the current rate early this morning. Zillows real-time...
  • Zillow's IPO tests appetite for smaller offerings Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 2:27AMZillow Inc.'s initial public offering, which is set to price today, will do more than raise money for the real estate website. It will signal whether other small dot-com companies can join the IPO frenzy. Newly minted...
  • Zillow’s IPO Will Test Technology-Investor Appetite for Smaller Offerings Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 11:51PMZillow Inc.’s initial public offering, slated to price today, will do more than raise money for the real estate website. It will signal whether other small dot-com companies can join the IPO frenzy.
  • Can Foreclosures Boost Your Business? Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 8:52AMRISMEDIA, July 18, 2011—The National Association of REALTORS® (NAR)’s recent report shows that a typical REALTOR® had eight transactions in 2010. It is no secret that every real estate professional can use more business. Can foreclosures help boost your…
  • RentJuice Rent Index Launched in Chicago Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 8:40AMCHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The average cost of renting a home in Chicago is $1410, according to data from the inaugural RentJuice Rent Index in Chicago. The quarterly analysis was today launched by RentJuice, the online platform developed by real estate insiders that connects prospective renters, brokers and property managers to each other in real-time. The RentJuice Rent Index will enable ...
  • RentJuice Rent Index Launched in Boston Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 8:18AMBOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nearly four-fifths (79%) of rentals that are currently listed in Boston will not be available until September 1st, according to data from the inaugural RentJuice Rent Index in Boston. The quarterly analysis was today launched by RentJuice, the online platform developed by real estate insiders that connects prospective renters, brokers and property managers to each other ...
  • IPO Watch: Zillow, Skullcandy And Google-backed Xunlei Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 4:51PMSeven IPOs are on tap for next week, ranging from online real estate to video in China to headphones. The ones to watch include Zillow, Xunlei and Skullcandy.
  • Zillow ups IPO price, valued at $500 million Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 4:41PMOnline real estate listings website Zillow increased the price of its initial public offering Friday, valuing the company at up to $500 million.
  • IPO Watch: Zillow, Xunlei, Skullcandy Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 4:36PMSeven IPOs are on tap for next week, ranging from online real estate to video in China to headphones. The ones to watch include Zillow, Xunlei and Skullcandy.On the consumer Internet front, online real estate company Zillow just raised the expected price range of its initial public offering to $16 to $18 per share, up from a previous estimate of $12 to $14. Zillow plans to offer 3.462 million ...
  • Zillow Ups IPO Pricing To $16 To $18 Per Share With Nearly $500 Million Valuation Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 7:17AMReal estate listings site Zillow has just upped the pricing of its IPO to $16 to $18 per share, from $12 to $14 per share . This new pricing gives Zillow a valuation of nearly $500 million ($485 million to be exact). Zillow, which will begin trading under the symbol “Z” on the NASDAQ, aims to raise as much as $71.6 million in the IPO.
  • Why Some Home Sellers Are More Delusional Than Others Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 5:33AMAccording to an analysis of more than 1 million homes on Zillow.com, whether a home is over- or under-priced in today's bleak housing market seems to depend on when it was purchased.
  • Foreclosure delays could hold off housing rebound Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 8:29AMForeclosure delays are likely to bring reprieves to 1 million financially troubled homeowners this year, but they threaten to further postpone the U.S. housing market's recovery, a report out today shows.
  • Chuck Liddell's SLO home, shown on MTV's 'Cribs,' is for sale for $1.2 million Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 5:44PMFormer ultimate fighting champ Chuck Liddell has moved to Southern California and is selling his San
  • Fitch Affirms San Fernando Public Financing Auth & RDA, CA TABs at 'BBB+'; Outlook Stable Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 12:38PMNEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--During the course of routine surveillance, Fitch Ratings has affirmed the following rating of the San Fernando, California (the city) Public Financing Authority (the authority): --$3 million refunding revenue bonds series 1998 (tax allocation bonds, project areas 1 &3) at 'BBB+'. In addition, Fitch affirms the following rating of the San Fernando Redevelopment Agency ...
  • Fitch Rates King County, WA's 2011 LTGOs 'AA+'; Outlook Stable Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 1:44PMSAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fitch Ratings assigns the following rating to King County, Washington's limited tax general obligation (GO) refunding bonds: --$25.6 million series 2011 'AA+'. These bonds will be sold via negotiation during the week of July 25, 2011. In addition, Fitch affirms the following bonds: --$170.6 million in outstanding unlimited tax GO bonds at 'AAA'; --$1.4 billion in ...
  • 30-Year Fixed Mortgage Rate Falls 10 Basis Points After Hitting Two-Month High Last Week; Current Rate is 4.38 ... Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 1:28PM10 a.m. Pacific--SEATTLE--The 30-year fixed mortgage rate on Zillow Mortgage Marketplace is currently 4.38 percent, down 10 basis points from 4.48 percent at this same time last week. The 30-year fixed mortgage rate peaked at 4.51 percent on Friday, and then hovered near 4.4 percent for the remainder of the week.Zillows real-time...
  • Foreign Investors Help Boost U.S Home Sales By A Large Margin Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 2:11PMIt has been estimated that 31% of Florida’s home property purchases were made by foreign buyers as of 2010. While the US Dollar exchange rate and its economy experiencing financial uncertainties, foreign investors took advantage of the affordable property prices since 2007.
  • Home sales still falling, but new contracts highest since 2007 Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 2:07PMHousing market remains challenged; prices fall 7 percent This owner-brokered home accounts for one of the nine for-sale signs on a Parkville block in June. Average home prices last month fell 7 percent compared with June 2010.
  • June contracts on area homes hit four-year high Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 9:51AMHousing market remains challenged; prices fall 7 percent New contracts on homes for sale in the Baltimore area rose to their highest June level since 2007 — a positive sign for a housing market trying to heal after a years-long roller-coaster ride.
  • New rules spark down payment debate Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 11:10PMIndustry fears that a return to old-time lending could keep sales in the doldrums for years.
  • Sites break down neighborhood traits Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 11:03PMIf you find a home on the market that has the right look, amenities and price, you're still only halfway there.
  • Zillow Jumps Into IPO Fray, to Raise $49M Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 6:32PMOnline real estate information startup Zillow Inc., which runs the Zillow.com website, has jumped into the initial public offering (IPO) frenzy and seeks to raise up to $48.5 million in stock.
  • Donors help save S.F. Chabad house from foreclosure Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 6:29PMAside from its Christmas theme and a few other details, the movie “It’s a Wonderful Life” does a pretty good job of illustrating how a Chabad house in San Francisco’s Richmond District was saved recently from being forced into foreclosure.
  • ConsumerWatch: Homeowners Surprised By Zillow’s New Estimates Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 5:30PMZillow.com, the popular real estate website known for its instant home appraisals, has changed its way of calculating those values.
  • Photos: Regis Philbin's Home Could Be Yours Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 1:55PMRegis Philbin has put one of his two Greenwich, Conn., homes on the market for $3.8 million, according to Zillow.com. The French colonial, which Philbin purchased 20 years ago, sits on 6-acres and boasts four bedrooms, eight bathrooms, a tennis court, pool and gazebo.
  • Fitch Affirms Queen Creek, AZ Excise Tax Revs, Upgrades Imp Dist Bonds; Outlook Stable Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 12:22PMAUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--During the course of routine surveillance, Fitch Ratings has taken the following rating action on Queen Creek, Arizona: --$25.3 million excise tax and state shared revenue obligations, series 2007 affirmed at 'A+'; --$50.3 million improvement district no. 1 improvement bonds upgraded to 'A-' from 'BBB+'. In addition, Fitch assigns an implied unlimited tax general ...
  • Morning Spy: Retail Explodes, Another Dot-Com IPO Is Coming Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 9:22AMThe markets are trading higher on Thursday after initial jobless claims fell for the first time in three weeks, falling from 432,000 for the week ending June 25 to 418,000 for the week ending July 2.
  • Zillow real estate value website sets IPO price Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 3:02AMStartup Zillow that provides online information about real estate has set the price for its initial public offering of stock at $12 to $14 per share.
  • Zillow Sets IPO At 3.46 Mln Shares; Estimated Price Range $12-$14/Share Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 10:07PMReal estate information marketplace Zillow, Inc. (Z) announced in a regulatory filling on Wednesday that it will sell 3.46 million common shares in an initial public offering at an estimated pricing between $12 and $14 per share to raise about 48.5 million. The company filed the initial registration statement for the IPO on April 18, 2011, and has applied to list the Class A common stock on The ...
  • Zillow Prices IPO Between $12 And $14 Per Share With Nearly $400 Million Valuation Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 3:02PMReal estate listings site Zillow has just filed additional documents with the SEC indicating the initial range for the company's upcoming IPO. Zillow's price range will start at $12 to $14 per share, giving the company a $378 million valuation. The company aims to raise as much as $55.7 million in the IPO. Zillow will begin trading under the symbol "Z" on the NASDAQ. Zillow, which initially ...
  • Buy One Of Regis Philbin's TWO Greenwich Estates For $3.8 Million Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 1:00PMAs a talk and game show host for nearly five decades, there are few people who don’t recognize the name Regis Philbin. However, what did come as a surprise to most was his announcement earlier this year that he will be retiring from his morning talk show gig, “Live With Regis and Kelly,” after almost 25 years on the air.
  • Sell your house faster in a tough market Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 2:09PMIt's an extreme buyer's market -- and home values could fall another 5% by year-end. Here's how to meet the challenge faster, cheaper and better.
  • 30-Year Fixed Mortgage Rate Jumps 14 Basis Points To Highest Rate in Two Months; Current Rate is 4.48, According to ... Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 1:28PM10 a.m. Pacific--SEATTLE--The 30-year fixed mortgage rate on Zillow Mortgage Marketplace is currently 4.48 percent, up 14 basis points from 4.34 percent at this same time last week. The 30-year fixed mortgage rate hovered between 4.5 percent and 4.52 percent for the majority of the week, falling to the current rate early this morning.Zillows...
  • Amy Hoak's Home Economics: Finding your home’s value online Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 11:17PMPlugging an address into an online home value tool like Zillow won’t tell you exactly what a seller would be willing to pay for the place. But it’s a start.
  • Hometownstations.com-WLIO- Lima, OH News Weather SportsFla.'s Space Coast feels pain of shuttle's end Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 12:36PMCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Workers at the Kennedy Space Center always knew the end of the shuttle program would bring hard times to Florida's Space Coast.
  • Space Coast feels pain of shuttle's end Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 12:17AMCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Workers at the Kennedy Space Center always knew the end of the shuttle program would bring hard times to Florida's Space Coast. They just couldn't predict how much pain. Some 7,000 jobs are being cut, and potential replace ...
  • 4 tips to determine if owning a home is right Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 12:39AMHome prices aren't what they used to be. Their steady decline may be causing your anxiety to rise. After all, buying a home is a big commitment. But even in a down market, how you go about deciding whether to buy a home remains the same. Taking a few practical steps to prepare can make navigating the search for a home and a mortgage easier. 1. Determine how much you can afford. There are several ...
  • Low home prices, easy commute fuel Thomasville's rebound from furniture losses Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 11:38PMThe furniture industry's decline in the past 10 years may have cost Thomasville thousands of jobs, but people are moving here anyway because of the easy commute to High Point, Greensboro and Winston-Salem.
  • Malibu broker makes name, gets business through spicy blog Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 7:14PMMore than half the National Association of Realtors' member agents reported using social-networking sites last year, compared with a little more than a third in 2009.
  • Australia Housing Drop Pits Local Bulls Versus Foreign Bears Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 3:14AMAustralian home prices in 2011 have fallen the most in three years, pitting local banks which say the drop will be short lived against overseas investors betting it’s the start of an overdue rout.
  • How to be Positive without being Pollyanna Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 4:22PMRISMEDIA, July 1, 2011—It’s getting really crazy out there. We have officially seen the start of a race to the bottom among economists, statisticians and spokespeople who are all trying to win the award for Chicken Little of the Year.
  • Fitch Affirms St. Louis (MO) GO & Muni Finance Corp Lease Rev Bonds; Outlook Stable Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 1:45PMNEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As part of its continuous surveillance effort, Fitch Ratings affirms the following city of St. Louis, MO (the city) outstanding general obligation (GO) bonds: -- $42.7 million GO bonds, series 2006, at 'AA-'. Additionally, Fitch affirms its rating on the following St. Louis Municipal Finance Corporation outstanding leasehold revenue bonds: -- $140.03 million (Pension ...
  • Does housing counseling work? Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 11:44AMAs foreclosure rates soar, is ineffective housing counseling to blame? It depends on whom you ask. Some experts--and even some studies--say that counseling helps new homeowners clarify a
  • Is FSBO For You? Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 11:17AMSelling your home by yourself can pay off but only if you act like it's just business.
  • You Call This A Bubble? Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 5:11PMI lived through 1999, and this is no 1999.