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.
Swedish buy now, pay later company Klarna is making its highly anticipated public debut on the New York Stock Exchange Wednesday, the latest in a run of high-profile initial public offerings this year. The offering priced at $40 Tuesday, above the forecasted range of $35 to $37 a share, valuing the company at more than $15 billion. The valuation easily makes Klarna one of the biggest IPOs so far in 2025, which has been one of the busier years for companies going public. Other popular IPOs so far this year include the design software company Figma and Circle Internet Group, which issues the USDC stablecoin..
Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison wrested the title of the world’s richest man from longtime holder Elon Musk early Wednesday as stock in his software giant rocketed more than a third in a stunning few minutes of trading. That is according to wealth tracker Bloomberg. A college dropout, the 81-year-old Ellison is now worth $393 billion, Bloomberg says, several billion more than Musk, who had been the world’s richest for four years. The switch in the ranking came after a blockbuster earnings report from Oracle. Forbes still has Musk as the richest, however, valuing his private businesses much higher.
Aurimas Sabulis, CEO of Dextall, unveils how AI‑driven prefabricated façades slash design time by 80%, labor by 87%, and accelerate affordable housing delivery.
Online broker Robinhood Markets will join the S&P 500 index Online broker Robinhood Markets will join the S&P 500 index as its stock rides higher on a cryptocurrency wave.
Trump wants interest rates to plummet to make borrowing cheaper and boost growth. Fed chair Jerome Powell and his allies say not so fast, they need to bala
