SEATTLE, Feb. 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The first book by Zillow® CEO Spencer Rascoff and Chief Economist Stan Humphries, "Zillow Talk: The New Rules of Real Estate" (Jan. 27, 2015, Grand Central Publishing) today was named to The New York Times bestsellers list.  Zillow Talk will appear as a number two best seller in the Sunday, Feb. 15 edition of the New York Times.

In the book, Rascoff and Humphries tap into Zillow's enormous volume of proprietary housing data and analysis to bust common real estate myths and turn conventional wisdom on its head. The book reveals practical, data-driven insights on everything from why you shouldn't buy the worst house in the best neighborhood, to why a bathroom remodel is better than a kitchen remodel, to how living near a Starbucks can increase your home's value.

"Zillow Talk" has received notable acclaim from a variety of media outlets. Business Insider named it one of the 15 Best Business Books Coming Out in 2015, USA Today included it on its New and Noteworthy list, Fortune magazine recommended it as a new title to read in 2015, and Amazon named it a Best Book for the Month of January.

Additional information about the book and its authors can also be found on: http://www.zillow.com/zillowtalk/

About Zillow:

Zillow, Inc. (NASDAQ: Z) operates the largest home-related 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. In addition, Zillow operates an industry-leading economics and analytics bureau led by Zillow's Chief Economist Dr. Stan Humphries. Dr. Humphries and his team of economists and data analysts produce extensive housing data and research covering more than 450 markets at Zillow Real Estate Research. Zillow also sponsors the quarterly Zillow Home Price Expectations Survey, which asks more than 100 leading economists, real estate experts and investment and market strategists to predict the path of the Zillow Home Value Index over the next five years. Welcoming 73 million unique users in December 2014, the Zillow, Inc. portfolio includes Zillow.com®, Zillow Mobile, Zillow Mortgages, Zillow Rentals, Zillow Digs®, Postlets®, Diverse Solutions®, Mortech®, HotPads®, StreetEasy® and Retsly™. The company is headquartered in Seattle.

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

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