SEATTLE, March 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Zillow
debuts a feature that makes comparing home listings simpler than
ever before, reducing the length of time buyers spend — and the
stress they feel — evaluating homes.
Now available on the Zillow mobile app and website, Homes to
Compare gives buyers the ability to select as many as five homes
and view the properties' details on a comprehensive side-by-side
chart. On one screen, users can compare more than 70 key listing
details, such as price, square footage, lot size, property
conditions, architectural style, interior features and more.
Selecting the right homes to tour and bid on can be one of the
most overwhelming steps of the home-buying process, with limited
resources to help. Zillow research finds one-third of first-time
home buyers are dissatisfied with the current options available for
comparing properties digitally.
"This new tool reduces the need for the makeshift spreadsheets
home shoppers often create to compare homes," said David Beitel, Zillow chief technology officer.
"We know evaluating homes is one of the most overwhelming parts of
the home-buying process. Our goal is to change that with Homes to
Compare."
Most home buyers feel pressured by quickly rising sales prices
and mortgage interest rates together with historically low
inventory. In order to compete, they have to be able to search,
tour and bid on the home of their dreams in record time. The Homes
to Compare tool not only makes comparing homes easier, but elevates
shoppers' ability to consider tradeoffs and what they truly want
and need in a new home. A recent Zillow survey found 75% of
recent home buyers have at least one regret about their
purchase.
The new Homes to Compare feature joins Zillow's integration of
SharePlay as the latest in a series of recently launched
tech-forward products that make shopping easier and faster. Watch
for more offerings as Zillow continues transforming its platform to
empower customers with data, a network of best-in-class partners,
and a suite of connected solutions at their fingertips — all of
which make transacting with Zillow an easy choice.
About Zillow Group:
Zillow Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: Z and
ZG) is reimagining real estate to make it easier to unlock life's
next chapter. As the most visited real estate website in
the United States, Zillow® and its
affiliates offer customers an on-demand experience for selling,
buying, renting or financing with transparency and ease.
Zillow Group's affiliates and subsidiaries include Zillow®,
Zillow Offers®, Zillow Premier Agent®, Zillow Home Loans™, Zillow
Closing Services™, Zillow Homes, Inc., Trulia®, Out East®,
ShowingTime®, Bridge Interactive®, dotloop®, StreetEasy® and
HotPads®. Zillow Home Loans, LLC is an Equal Housing Lender, NMLS
#10287 (www.nmlsconsumeraccess.org).
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