Real estate marketplace Zillow‘s (Nasdaq: Z and ZG) AI-powered search experience is getting an upgrade.
Now buyers and renters can search the real estate market for their next home using simple, everyday language in even more ways — “including by commute time, affordability, schools and nearby points of interest.”
Through natural language search, Zillow says that it “analyzes millions of listings to deliver the most relevant homes or rentals personalized to the user’s preferences.”
As explained in the update from, Zillow, real estate buyers and renters “can search for their next home using simple, everyday language in even more ways — including by commute time, affordability, schools and nearby points of interest.”
Zillow claims it is the first and only major residential real estate marketplace “to implement this advanced, AI-powered search experience.”
Starting now, users can skip the filters and “search in the Zillow app by simply describing their ideal home, just as they would when talking to a friend.”
They can specify details such “as layout, location and style — and now have new options to search by commute time, affordability, schools and nearby points of interest.”
Users can also save their searches and have Zillow notify them “when new qualifying listings come online.”
Josh Weisberg, senior vice president of artificial intelligence, said that search is one of the bedrocks of the platform, and they are always improving it.
This upgrade is now live on the Zillow app for iOS and Android devices, and will be coming soon to Zillow.com.
Zillow’s enhanced search takes users’ queries and “scans millions of listing details to bring relevant results to the surface.”
At the same time, the feature is training machine learning models “to better respond to search queries that use natural, human-like sentences.”
Many of Zillow’s most impactful features are “powered by AI and machine learning, including the neural Zestimate® valuation, personalized home recommendations and unique AI-powered Showcase℠ listings, each of which gives shoppers a deep understanding of the home virtually before they ever step inside.”
As covered, Zillow Group, Inc. is reimagining real estate “to make home a reality for more and more people. As the most visited real estate website in the United States, Zillow and its affiliates help people find and get the home they want by connecting them with digital solutions, dedicated partners and agents, and easier buying, selling, financing and renting experiences.”
