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Zillow Group, Inc. reports developments across its real estate technology platform, which connects consumers with listings, agents, loan officers, rental housing providers and other real estate professionals. Recurring company updates cover residential revenue, rentals, mortgage origination through Zillow Home Loans, for-sale marketplace activity, agent software tools, New Construction, Zillow Showcase and pre-market listing products such as Zillow Preview.
The company also publishes housing-market research based on Zillow data, including home value, rent, inventory, buyer-engagement and listing-speed measures. News frequently references Zillow brands and tools used across shopping, renting, buying, selling and financing homes, including Zillow, Trulia, StreetEasy, HotPads, ShowingTime, dotloop and related rental and closing services.
Homes are selling faster than ever, with the average listing time dropping to just 20 days, the lowest since 2018, according to Zillow's Weekly Market Report. Despite a slight decline in newly pending sales by 1.8% week over week, the number is up 18.8% from last month. The national median listing price rose to $337,160, up 3.8% year over year. Inventory continues to fall, with new listings down 5.1% over the past week and total inventory down 20.7% compared to last year.
Home buyer demand is increasing, with newly pending sales rising 2.8% week-over-week and 17.7% month-over-month, according to Zillow's Weekly Market Report. Major cities like Philadelphia, New York, and Miami saw significant growth in pending sales. However, total inventory has declined by 0.4% from last week and is 17.1% lower than last year. List prices have also increased, with a median of $332,680, but there may be a projected 1.8% drop in home values from April to October 2020. This indicates a potential market shift in the latter half of the year.
The StreetEasy Brooklyn Price Index fell to $686,285 in May, a 2.7% decline from the previous year, marking the largest drop in nine years. This is also the first time Brooklyn's prices have decreased more sharply than Manhattan's since summer 2018. Price drops were most significant in Brooklyn's luxury homes, down 2.9%, and the bottom-tier homes, down 4.5%. The decline is attributed to reduced buyer demand amid the pandemic and increased inventory levels, creating favorable conditions for buyers seeking affordable options.