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Zillow Makes Two Key Industry Hires

Steve Allen and Chris Kiel to help Zillow continue building lasting relationships with industry partners

Aug 27, 2014

SEATTLE, Aug. 27, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Zillow, Inc. (NASDAQ: Z), the leading real estate information marketplace, today announced that two new industry veterans have joined its growing industry development team: Steve Allen and Chris Kiel. Both join as directors of MLS and industry development for Zillow® and will focus on growing Zillow's relationships with MLSs and associations around the country.  Allen and Kiel started at Zillow on August 25.

"Adding these two excellent leaders is a huge win for our industry development team," said Curt Beardsley, Zillow vice president of MLS partnerships and industry development. "They both have years of experience working in the real estate industry, and will be instrumental in engaging with MLSs and associations, and helping us understand their needs. I'm incredibly happy to welcome Steve and Chris to the Zillow team."

Allen joins Zillow from UtahRealEstate.com, where he served as the director of business development for nearly five years and led initiatives in many areas including sales, marketing and relationship management.

"I couldn't be more thrilled to be adding my experience to Zillow's industry development team and building on the relationships I have created over the years in the industry I love," said Allen. "The leadership team at Zillow has proven they are dedicated to building relationships across the industry, and I'm excited to help the industry better understand and engage with Zillow -- creating mutually beneficial synergies."

Kiel most recently served as the director of strategic partnership at HomeFinder.com, where she was responsible for establishing relationships with real estate brokers and MLSs around the country.

"I'm excited to be joining a company that puts such a strong emphasis on creating partnerships in the industry," Kiel said. "Zillow has been a leader in consumers' minds for a long time and I am looking forward to helping the industry better understand and engage with Zillow."

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About Zillow, Inc.
Zillow, Inc. (NASDAQ: Z) operates the leading real estate and home-related information marketplaces on mobile and the Web, with a complementary portfolio of brands and products that help people find vital information about homes, and connect with the best local professionals. Zillow's brands serve the full lifecycle of owning and living in a home: buying, selling, renting, financing, remodeling and more. In addition, Zillow offers a suite of tools and services to help local real estate, mortgage, rental and home improvement professionals manage and market their businesses. Welcoming 89 million unique users in July 2014, the Zillow, Inc. portfolio includes Zillow.com®, Zillow Mobile, Zillow Mortgages, Zillow Rentals, Zillow Digs®, Postlets®, Diverse Solutions®, Agentfolio®, Mortech®, HotPads™, StreetEasy® and Retsly™. The company is headquartered in Seattle.

Zillow.com, Zillow, Postlets, Mortech, Diverse Solutions, StreetEasy, Agentfolio and Digs are registered trademarks of Zillow, Inc. HotPads and Retsly are trademarks of Zillow, Inc.

SOURCE Zillow, Inc.

For further information: Amanda Woolley, 206-757-2701 or press@zillow.com