Topic: Zillow Inc.

Student loans: the more you can pay at once, the better

Student loan bills reach six figures for one married couple, who wonder if they should throw as much money at the loan as possible or stick to the payment plan. Student loans are question 6 in this week's mailbag.

Student loans are $300,000. Prepay them or save?

Student loans are so high, couple wonders whether to pay them off early or save $5,000 a year for retirement. Question on student loans is No. 6 in this reader mailbag. 

Tax deductions: Here are five for homeowners

Tax deductions for homeowners go way beyond interest on a mortgage. There are tax deductions for mortgage insurance and even energy-efficient improvements.

Yelp IPO makes a splash on Wall Street. Will it drown?

Yelp stock soars 60 percent on its first day of trading. But the track record of recent technology IPOs is not encouraging.

Zillow real estate site reaps big rewards with IPO

Zillow sees a big return from Wall Street on Wednesday during the website's initial public offering. Despite a down US housing market, Zillow appears to have a bright future, according to investors.

Homeowners still in denial

It's hard for homeowners to come to terms with the loss of value of their homes when they're trying to sell

Real estate stocks' gloom can't dim Zillow IPO

Real estate stocks: Outlook for builders, related industries isn't great. But online real estate stock Zillow saw its share price triple in its first day of trading.

Stocks dip after biggest day in a year

Apple Inc. rose 2.7 percent after the company announced strong earnings for the second quarter. At close, the Dow had lost 16 points, the S&P 500 was down less than one point, and the Nasdaq dropped 12 points.

Stock market: Stocks mostly down after biggest day of the year

Stock market was down early Wednesday afternoon, with the traders worried about the US debt limit. Still, Tuesday's strong gains left the three major indexes of the stock market in positive territory for the month.

Wishing you'd bought stocks? Don't bother.

Looking at rising stocks, it's easy to think that the economy's recovering. But the facts simply don't support such a fantasy.

Gas prices and five other liabilities for Obama in 2012

“Yes We Can” was so 2008. Now President Obama is the incumbent, with a record to defend. More than whom the Republicans nominate to run against him in 2012, how voters perceive Mr. Obama’s accomplishments and liabilities – two highly subjective categories, at times overlapping – will determine whether he gets four more years. Here are his top six liabilities, including still-high gas prices:

Coming web IPOs: the Renaissance roundup

LinkedIn, Zillow, and HomeAway are among the web-based companies that have recently filed for IPOs

Home loans: Should owners sell, pay down debt, or go delinquent?

Home loans pose quandaries for three owners in this reader mailbag. They can afford to pay down the home loans, but should they?

White House has lost one-quarter of its market value in three years

According to one real-estate website, the value of the White House has fallen from $332 million in 2007 to $252 million today. There are no plans to sell it, however.

Underwater mortgage and no hope in sight?

A reader writes in: she's drowning in her underwater mortgage, can't get ahead on paying off the principal, and has sacrificed everything – including her education – to keep the house.

Zillow founder hands off CEO job to top lieutenant

Zillow is best known for providing estimated property values of homes throughout the U.S.

Case Shiller index shows house prices rising 0.3 percent

The Case Shiller index rose 0.3 percent in January. Will the expected double dip in house prices be muted?

The coming ‘double dip’ in real estate

As the affects of the first-time home buyer credits wear off, the real estate market faces a double dip.

Existing home sales: Are US home prices set to fall again?

After a brief run-up, prices of new and existing homes are falling again.

Home sales up in July, but 'for sale' glut is drag on market

Sales of existing homes rose 7.2 percent over June. But 4.1 million houses remain on the market, a jump over last month's level.

Google tweaks real estate listings on Google Maps

When Google makes a move in the real estate space, everyone watches for clues that might signal the sleeping giant is hungry for a bigger piece of the real estate pie.

‘Shadow market’ may undercut real estate rebound

Only 30 percent of foreclosed homes are currently on the market nationwide. Could the backlog of hundreds of thousands of empty or rented homes swamp recovery?

Housing slump rekindles old notion of putting down roots

Americans are moving less than at any time since 1948. Many are just waiting to relocate, but some may be embracing a new era of nesting.

Can't sell your house in this market? Trade it.

Permanent home swaps, while complex arrangements, are gaining momentum – 8,000 a month by one estimate.

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