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Zillow posts record traffic and releases iPhone App stats

Posted by Rob Lewis on Tue, January 5, 2010 2:18 PM · Filed under Seattle , Startups · Comments

Earlier today Zillow.com released their traffic numbers for 2009 and the numbers are impressive.

An average of 8.2 million people (unique visitors) came to Zillow each month in 2009, which is a 57 percent year-over-year increase.
3.9 million homes are now posted for sale, for rent or Make Me Move on Zillow — up 43 percent over 2008.
The Zillow iPhone App has been downloaded more than 870,000 times since its launch just eight months ago, making it the #1 real estate app on the iPhone. More than 2 million homes are viewed on the Zillow iPhone App each month.
Consumers submitted over half a million loan requests on Zillow Mortgage Marketplace in 2009, and lenders responded with more than 10 million custom loan quotes.
171 U.S. newspapers began using Zillow’s search and listings technology to power their real estate Web sites in 2009 — check out a few including The Tampa Tribune and Seattle Post-Intelligencer.

TechFlash's John Cook notes that the release of Zillow's year-end numbers comes amid speculation that Google may try to buy online real estate service Trulia. Interesting.

Company:: Zillow
Website:: http://www.zillow.com
Location:: Seattle, Washington, United States

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