Technology and the rise of digital real estate companies is igniting a transformation in the way the housing market operates. Jeremy Wacksman, CMO at Zillow, was with us to share which emerging technologies are having the biggest impact on the real estate market.
Zillow brings listings to life with the addition of 3D Homes to for-sale and for-rent listings in Phoenix, Arizona. More than 70% of first-time home buyers are millennials and they consider 3D media to be as important as open houses, according the 2017 Zillow Group Housing Trends Report. Zillow 3D Home will roll-out nationwide later in 2018.
Additionally, 44% of home buyers and 47% of renters are searching for a home from a distance. Listings with a Zillow 3D Home are seeing nearly double as many views as those without, according to the company.
Apple CEO Tim Cook said Thursday that the majority of iPhones sold in the U.S. in the current fiscal quarter will be sourced from India, while iPads and other devices will come from Vietnam as the company works to avoid the impact of President Trump’s tariffs on its business. Apple’s earnings for the first three months of the year topped Wall Street’s expectations thanks to high demand for its iPhones, and the company said tariffs had a limited effect on the fiscal second quarter’s results. Cook added that for the current quarter, assuming things don’t change, Apple expects to see $900 million added to its costs as a result of the tariffs.
