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Zillow’s bet on iBuying boosted revenues to $600M, but it still lost $72M

Written by CRETech | Aug 8, 2019 12:35:41 PM

Zillow Group’s bet on instant homebuying boosted its second-quarter revenues 84 percent to $599.6 million, the company said Wednesday.

Revenue for Zillow Offers — which debuted last year — totaled $248.9 million for the quarter. Meanwhile, Zillow Mortgages revenue rose 40 percent to $26.9 million.

In a statement, co-founder and CEO Rich Barton described demand for Zillow Offers as “incredibly impressive” and said the program is on track to hit an annualized run rate of $1 billion in revenue. Zillow said more than 69,000 homeowners requested an offer from Zillow to purchase their home during the second quarter, up 94 percent from the prior quarter.