Hidden costs of homeownership top $16.5K/year, up nearly 32% in 5 years

A Zillow and Thumbtack analysis finds insurance is the fastest-rising cost of owning a home, while the  overall pace of growth has slowed Insurance, maintenance and property taxes now cost the typical U.S. homeowner $16,566 per year, about $1,380 a month on top of a mortgage payment. The pace is cooling.

PRNewsWire • Oct 22, 2026

Zillow brings specialized housing intelligence to Claude, with a path to tours, agents and financing

A new connector brings real home listings, interactive maps and affordability tools into Claude, built on two decades of Zillow housing data SEATTLE, Oct. 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- A Zillow® experience is now available in Claude through a new connector that lets people explore homes for sale or rent, check home values and estimate what they can afford within the AI assistant. "Finding a home is one of the most important decisions people make, and it deserves specialized intelligence — real listings, real home values and real affordability math, built on two decades of housing data," said Josh Weisberg, senior vice president of AI at Zillow.

PRNewsWire • Oct 19, 2026

Here's why Zillow Group, Better Home, and Opendoor stocks are rising today

Top real estate companies are rallying today. Zillow Group stock jumped 11%, while Better Home & Finance and Opendoor surged 33% and 17%, respectively.

Invezz • Oct 15, 2026

Rental demand is up 20% as high lending costs stifle the for-sale market

With the typical monthly payment for a new homeowner climbing nearly twice as fast as rent, more shoppers are turning to rentals Rental demand is up 19.2% year over year nationwide, as measured by the Zillow Observed Renter Demand Index (ZORDI).1 The typical U.S. rent was $1,932 a month in September, up 2.7% from a year ago. The financial advantage of renting is growing, as the typical new home buyer's monthly payment2 is climbing nearly twice as fast as rent, up 5% from a year ago to $3,037.

PRNewsWire • Oct 15, 2026

Zillow Costs Less Than $28 a Share. Here's Why I'd Still Not Buy One.

Zillow's stock has fallen about 60% in 2026. On the positive side, Zillow's revenue grew 18% year over year in the second quarter.

The Motley Fool • Oct 7, 2026

Zillow Group to Announce Third-Quarter 2026 Results Nov. 4

Conference call to be webcast live at 2 p.m. PT / 5 p.m.

PRNewsWire • Oct 6, 2026

Zillow's September Market Report shows an early winter in the housing market as newly pending sales fall 8.5%

The rental market continues to show strength, with the biggest annual rent gain since April 2025 In September, existing home sales fell 2.5% from last year according to Zillow's nowcast. Newly pending sales, a forward-looking indicator of future closed sales, fell by 8.5% as mortgage rates reached their highest level since November 2023.

PRNewsWire • Oct 6, 2026

New homes now cost less than existing ones in one-third of major markets

Sun Belt markets where building has boomed account for most of the markets where new construction offers the best value per square foot Newly built homes sell for a median of $205 per square foot nationally, below the $212 median for existing homes, a new Zillow analysis finds. Many of the markets with the biggest discounts for new homes — as much as 19% less — are high-supply Sun Belt markets where builders have been most active, including Austin, Raleigh and Tampa.

PRNewsWire • Sep 29, 2026

Mortgage rates could hit 9%: three stocks that will be hit hard

Cotality's chief economist Selma Hepp warns the 30-year fixed mortgage rates could spike to 9% if inflation reaccelerates and growing fiscal deficit drive long-term US Treasury yields up further. While not her base case, Hepp emphasized in a recent CNBC interview that such an “extreme” rate environment will severely paralyze housing activity, deepening the affordability crisis and freezing existing inventory as homebuyer demand collapses.

Invezz • Sep 28, 2026

Inside The War Between Real Estate's Compass and Zillow

The battle between real estate listing giants Compass and Zillow heated up on two fronts recently.

Barrons • Sep 25, 2026