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Bay Area Real Estate Information Services Joins Zillow Partnership Platform

Sends Listings Directly to Zillow on Behalf of Its Participating Brokers

Jul 19, 2013

SEATTLE, July 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Zillow, Inc. (NASDAQ: Z), the leading real estate and home-related information marketplace, today announced that Bay Area Real Estate Information Services, a multiple listing service in Northern California, has joined the Zillow® Partnership Platform and will begin providing up-to-date listing data directly to the Zillow Real Estate Network.

Now, BAREIS MLS® listings will be seen by Zillow's 55.7 million monthly mobile and Web visitors, and automatically appear on the Zillow Real Estate Network, which includes Zillow.com®, Zillow Mobile, Yahoo!® Homes, Google™ Now, HGTV®'s FrontDoor™ and HotPads™.

The Zillow Partnership Platform was developed to help multiple listing services, brokerages and Zillow work together to display accurate, complete and timely listing information. BAREIS MLS's nearly 7,500 members are participating in the program, which feeds MLS data directly to Zillow as often as every 15 minutes, ensuring that current, active listings always are up to date, correct and in sync with the MLS data.

"Zillow believes strongly that brokers should exercise control over their strategic listing syndication decisions and partner with publishers who share their commitment to accurate and timely listing information," said Bob Bemis, Zillow vice president of partner relations. "The Zillow Partnership Platform strives to eliminate the confusion associated with stale data, lagging price changes and incorrect statuses. We're pleased to add BAREIS MLS to the growing list of MLSs that share our desire to achieve those goals."

"Zillow is a major source in providing a wide range of real estate-related information to consumers, and one used widely by the general public to find real estate for sale and the real estate professionals representing the properties. It makes perfect sense that we would work with Zillow to make sure the listings of our sellers, agents and brokers are as up to date and accurate as we can possibly make them," said BAREIS MLS CEO Jim Branscombe. "We applaud Zillow's efforts to increase accuracy of our listings, while at the same time helping to maximize the exposure of properties for sale in our region."

The Zillow Partnership Platform applies to all renewal and future MLS and broker contracts. Each real estate professional partner will have a dedicated Zillow account executive to address concerns and quickly solve problems. To learn more about the platform, email partners@zillow.com or call 206-757-4250.

About Zillow, Inc.
Zillow, Inc. (NASDAQ: Z) operates the leading real estate and 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. Zillow's brands serve the full life cycle 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 55.7 million monthly unique users, the Zillow, Inc. portfolio includes Zillow.com®, Zillow Mobile, Zillow Mortgage Marketplace, Zillow Rentals, Zillow Digs™, Postlets®, Diverse Solutions®, Buyfolio™, Mortech™, HotPads™ and Agentfolio™. The company is headquartered in Seattle.

About BAREIS MLS®
Bay Area Real Estate Information Services, Inc. (BAREIS MLS®) is an independent MLS created on October 22, 1997. The organizations that founded BAREIS are the Marin Association of REALTORS®, Napa Association of REALTORS®, Northern Solano Association of REALTORS®, Solano Association of REALTORS® and the Sonoma County Multiple Listing Service. The Mendocino County MLS joined the effort in 2001 and the Coastal Co-op MLS in 2005. BAREIS MLS® now serves approximately 7,500 members in five key California counties, including Marin, Mendocino, Napa, Solano, and Sonoma.

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Zillow.com, Zillow, Postlets and Diverse Solutions are registered trademarks of Zillow, Inc.
Buyfolio, Mortech, HotPads, Digs and Agentfolio are trademarks of Zillow, Inc.
BAREIS MLS is a registered trademark of Bay Area Real Estate Information Services, Inc.

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SOURCE Zillow, Inc.

For further information: Cynthia Nowak, Zillow.com, 206-757-2788, press@zillow.com