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Zillow expects continued softness in the for-sale market, with newly pending sales and inventory growth both decelerating as affordability challenges push demand toward rentals Home sales fell 0.6% year over year in August, a deceleration from July's 6% annual gain, according to Zillow's August Market Report. Newly pending listings, a leading indicator of future closings, fell 2.6% year over year in August, extending a rapid deceleration from June's 7.5% annual gain — even as the number of homes for sale continues to climb.
Zillow data reveals which rental markets are drawing the most outside interest and where demand may be heading next Outside interest is growing fastest in Buffalo, Chicago and Houston, where out-of-town rental search shares grew the most year over year. In established hotspots — Raleigh (59%), Hartford (55%), New Orleans (54%) and Nashville (52%) — outside rental searchers outnumber local rental searchers on Zillow.
Zillow's rent-reporting program is helping renters build credit while expanding its housing platform from rental search to homeownership.
Zillow has reported nearly 2 million on-time rent payments to credit bureaus for free since launching its rent reporting program in 2024 In July, more than 78,000 renters who paid on time through Zillow had their payments reported to credit bureaus. That's 26% more than a year ago, reflecting strong demand for tools that translate rent into credit history.
Real-estate giants Compass and Zillow are battling over control of home listings. Consumer advocates and industry experts warn that buyers and sellers could pay a price.
SEATTLE, Aug. 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Zillow Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: Z and ZG), which is transforming the way people buy, sell, rent and finance homes, today announced Zillow Group will present at this year's Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology Conference in San Francisco. Chief Operating Officer & Chief Financial Officer Jeremy Hofmann will participate in a fireside chat on Thursday, Sept.
Zillow and Redfin have reached a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and five states, ending a legal fight over a 2025 partnership that the FTC claimed hurt competition in the rental-listing market. The settlement was announced on Monday, just as the case was scheduled to head toward trial this morning.
Zillow and Redfin settled an antitrust case with the FTC and five states on the day their trial was set to begin, agreeing to undo part of the $100 million deal that took Redfin out of the apartment rental advertising business.