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Zillow's CEO says his friends were shocked when he quit a cushy Microsoft job—but Steve Jobs led to his success at the $10.5 billion real estate firm

Zillow CEO Jeremy Wacksman left his cushy Microsoft job in 2009 to join the struggling real estate startup during the housing crisis. His friends had concerns—but he turned it around, thanks in part to Steve Jobs.

The median first-time homebuyer is now 40. Zillow's CEO says don't expect that to change anytime soon

The median first-time homebuyer is now 40. Zillow's CEO says don't expect that to change anytime soon

Zillow CEO Jeremy Wacksman said supply-side constraints will keep housing unaffordable in the near term.

Shocked Zillow CEO says even senior hires don’t do their homework for interviews: ‘They’re asking pretty basic questions that you could answer in 10 minutes on Google’

Shocked Zillow CEO says even senior hires don’t do their homework for interviews: ‘They’re asking pretty basic questions that you could answer in 10 minutes on Google’

Zillow CEO Jeremy Wacksman says it “still surprises” him when executive-level candidates haven’t done their homework.

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Zillow's CEO says his friends were shocked when he quit a cushy job at Microsoft—but Steve Jobs led to his success at the $17 billion real estate firm

Zillow CEO Jeremy Wacksman left his cushy Microsoft job in 2009 to join the struggling real estate startup during the housing crisis. His friends had concerns—but he turned it around, thanks in part to Steve Jobs.

How Zillow CEO Jeremy Wacksman is using AI to transform the real estate industry—for buyers, sellers, and agents

“The one thing we found over the 20 years is anytime you can bring technology to the process, people will consume it," Wacksman told Fortune.

Zillow CEO doubles down on remote-work model: ‘There is talent everywhere in this country’

The real estate company has seen a marked increase in recruitment because of its work-from-home policies.

Zillow CEO Jeremy Wacksman hits back at antitrust lawsuit claiming market abuse

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Zillow Names New COO

Zillow Names New COO

Zillow promoted Jun Choo as its new chief operating officer.

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Zillow CEO says job applications have quadrupled since going remote-first

Zillow CEO says job applications have quadrupled since going remote-first

The firm’s CloudHQ model has given it a leg up over the companies demanding a return to the office.

Zillow CEO says the worst of the housing crisis may be over

Zillow CEO says the worst of the housing crisis may be over

“It seems we’re closer to easing rates, and closer to supply coming online than we were two to three years ago,” Jeremy Wacksman told Fortune.

New technologies like AI let companies learn more about their customers—while raising privacy questions

New technologies like AI let companies learn more about their customers—while raising privacy questions

Companies are collecting increasing amounts of data about customers to better personalize products for them, but risk setting off privacy alarm bells.

The Western housing market recession hit so hard and fast that a Fortune 500 firm that was riding high at $34 per share has crashed to $1

The Western housing market recession hit so hard and fast that a Fortune 500 firm that was riding high at $34 per share has crashed to $1

"They [Opendoor] are taking huge losses, and as buying agents, we are all testing their pain threshold" says Chris Davis, a real estate agent in Phoenix.

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