Zillow's CEO on growth during a housing crisis
Decoder with Nilay Patel
- Published
- March 2, 2026
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- 1h 5m
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- Apr 29, 2026
Discusses Today, I’m talking with Zillow CEO Jeremy Wacksman. Zillow is one of those apps that really exemplif…
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Today, I’m talking with Zillow CEO Jeremy Wacksman. Zillow is one of those apps that really exemplifies what you might call the smartphone era of software: the company built a great mobile app for looking at real estate listings, and it turned into not just entertainment for so many of us, but what has become a vertically-integrated platform for buying, s…
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Today, I’m talking with Zillow CEO Jeremy Wacksman. Zillow is one of those apps that really exemplifies what you might call the smartphone era of software: the company built a great mobile app for looking at real estate listings, and it turned into not just entertainment for so many of us, but what has become a vertically-integrated platform for buying, selling, and renting real estate. Jeremy’s argument is that the future of Zillow looks a lot like an end-to-end business platform for real estat