SEATTLE, Oct. 10, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Zillow, Inc. (NASDAQ: Z), the leading real estate information and home related marketplace, today announced that Brian de Schepper has joined Zillow® as a director of MLS and industry development.

In his new role at Zillow, de Schepper is responsible for building and managing relationships with MLSs around the country, focusing specifically on the largest MLSs. Previously, de Schepper served as the vice president, sales of the real estate solutions group at CoreLogic, where he was responsible for overseeing the sales and client management team for CoreLogic's real estate division. Previous to CoreLogic, de Schepper was a principle and executive officer of real estate software company Tarasoft.

"Brian is an outstanding  addition to our expanding team," said Curt Beardsley, Zillow vice president of industry development. "Bringing Brian to Zillow as a senior member of our team is one more example of our commitment to being a great partner to industry. Brian has a stellar and long-standing reputation throughout the real estate industry and we are looking forward to his guidance and extensive experience as we continue to grow our team.

"This is an incredibly exciting time in the real estate vertical, especially in light of the many recent  announcements," said de Schepper. "Zillow is committed to establishing strong MLS partnerships and recognizes the significant and important role of MLSs. I look forward to the opportunity to collaborate with MLSs to amplify our compelling vision that brings together the strength of MLS with Zillow's real estate marketplace."

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 83 million unique users in September 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.

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