Zillow launched Zillow Preview in Chicago, allowing seller agents to advertise properties before they’re entered in the Multiple Listing Service. The program includes initial partners Keller Williams OneChicago, Re/Max, HomeServices of America, Side and United Real Estate, and offers listing agents a 10% extra buyer commission when deals close with Zillow Preferred Agents, while still prohibiting exclusively private listings from public channels under its updated listing standards.

Zillow partnered with Esusu to introduce Credit Climb, enabling on-time rent payments to be reported to the three major credit bureaus. The initiative taps roughly 110 million renters who transact about $1.4 trillion in rent annually, with landlords covering reporting fees and consumers able to pay a $20 annual fee through Zillow to have their rent history reflected on credit reports.