In 2015, spencer cowrote and published his first book, the new york times bestseller zillow talk. Why real estate professionals need to read zillow talk. Rascoff took over as ceo in 2010 and led the company through a series of acquisitions, buying trulia and new york city real estate portal streeteasy among others, that. The new rules of real estate, the fascinating and provocative new book from zillow chief executive officer spencer rascoff and chief. Zillow chief economist stan humphries and ceo spencer rascoff tackle real estate trends with surprising results in their new book zillow. Its better to remodel your bathroom than your kitchen. The same year, zillows thenceo spencer rascoff announced the companys acquisition of a mortgage brokerage. Drawing upon an enormous database of housing trends and prices, zillow ceo spencer. June 26, 2019 a few weeks ago, i had the opportunity to visit lancaster prison, a maximum.
Zillow ceo spencer rascoff steps down for founder rich. Spencer is currently working on a new startup stealth newco and serves as cofounder, chairman and chief strategy officer there. The new rules of real estate will be published jan. You literally need no introduction, so im not actually going to give you one. Rascoff is also the host of office hours, a monthly podcast featuring candid conversations between prominent executives on leadership and management topics. In 2015, he cowrote and published his first book, the new york times best seller zillow talk. According to, the home, built in 1991 and recently renovated, is a stunning california traditional. The new rules of real estate, by spencer rascoff and stan humphries grand central publishing, 256 pages the online realestate company zillow has been in the news lately for lawsuits alleging racism, ageism and sexual harassment at the companys headquarters in seattle. Zillow ceo spencer rascoff and chief economist stan. Spencer rascoff is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics. In zillow talk, humphries and ceo spencer rascoff explain the science behind where and how we live now and reveal practical, datadriven insights about buying, selling, renting and financing real estate. Spencer is wellversed in a variety of topics, both company and industry related. And zillows third cofounder, lloyd frink, will become executive chairman in bartons place. Spencer is the primary spokesperson for zillow groups business and financial news, as well as investor conferences and events.
Spencer rascoff is an entrepreneur and company leader who cofounded zillow. Buy this book with an iconoclastic ebullience reminiscent of. The new rules of real estate, that points their massive data trove at common real estate. Rascoff has served as a member of the board of directors of zillow group, inc. From the conundrum of whether to rent or buy, to when to sell and how to boost the value of your property, these blinks shed light on the perennially important dilemmas of real estate the biggest investment of your life.
He also is the cofounder and former ceo of zillow group, and one of the cofounders of. In new york at age 5, 1980 my dad was a business manager and tour producer for rock groups. Rewriting the rules of real estate audiobook by stan humphries, spencer rascoff. Spencer rascoff is with nanci echeverri rascoff and spencer rascoff. Spencer rascoff speakers bureau and booking agent info.
Rascoff will step away from zillows daytoday operations but remain on the companys board of directors. In 2015, spencer cowrote and published his first book, the new york times. In school, zillows spencer rascoff was an overachieving nerd and athlete. In 2015, spencer cowrote and published his first book, new york times. In 2015, spencer cowrote and published his first book, new york times bestselling zillow talk. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Relativity space ceo tim ellis speaks with spencer rascoff. As much as i may like books about start ups, i was thinking this may be more about new problems i. Will a house on swamp road sell for less than one on gingerbread lane.
Jane, spencer and others in the rascoff family, i send my sincerest condolences. Zillow cofounder spencer rascoff stepped down as the companys longtime ceo last year, and the tech tycoonturned new york times bestselling author zillow talk. Spencer rascoff born october 24, 1975 is an investor, entrepreneur and company leader. Spencer rascoff wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Rascoff is on the board of directors of zillow group, tripadvisor and hutch.
By spencer rascoff, stan humphries, spencer rascoff read by email or call for price. Zillow talk how do you spot an area poised for gentrification. Spencer joined the company as one of its founding employees in 2005 as chief financial officer and vice president of marketing and served as its chief operating officer from october 2008 through his. Spencer rascoff generally travels from seattle, wa, usa and can be booked for private corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other. Spencer marc rascoff is independent director of the company. Spencer rascoff born october 24, 1975 is the ceo of zillow group, and one of the cofounders of. Zillow, streeteasy parent, licensed as a brokerage in new. Spencer rascoff is an entrepreneur and company leader who cofounded zillow, hotwire and dot. Spencer rascoff is the cofounder and former ceo of zillow group, and one of the cofounders of. Why zillow cofounder rich barton is returning as ceo. In 2015, spencer cowrote and published his first book, the new york times best seller zillow talk. Spencer rascoff working on a few new things tba linkedin. The new rules of real estate spencer rascoff and stan humphries.
So its a bit surprising that rascoff s main residence, his big estate in the extraposh westside l. In 2015, rascoff cowrote and published his first book, the new york times best seller zillow talk. Spencer is the host of office hours, a monthly podcast on dot. Zillow group chief economist stan humphries and ceo spencer rascoff explain. Spencer joined the company as one of its founding employees in 2005 as chief financial officer and vice president of marketing and served as its chief operating officer from october 2008 through his promotion to ceo in september 2010. Drawing upon an enormous database of housing trends and prices, zillow ceo spencer rascoff and chief economist stan humphries arm wouldbe home buyers and real estate addicts like me with the information and data they need to understand the new world of real estate. The new rules of real estate, is the misconception that buying the worst home. One myth rascoff hopes to debunk in his new book zillow talk. Were going to jump into all the questions cause we have so many, but thank you for being here. Is spring or winter the best time to put your house on the market. Spencer rascoff is the chief executive officer and a director of zillow inc.
The new rules of real estate, is the misconception that buying the worst home in the best neighborhood is always the best bet. Rascoff is also on the boards of directors of tripadvisor and hutch. The fact is that the rules of real estate have changed drastically over the past five years. To understand real estate in our fastpaced, technologydriven world, we need to toss out all of the outdated. Zillow chief economist stan humphries and ceo spencer rascoff have published a new book, zillow talk. Rascoff plans to reboot his office hours podcast, where he interviews founders and ceos, and will come out with a new season that is l. Zillow ceo spencer rascoff debunks myths for homebuyers. Spencer rascoff is the former ceo zillow inc, the leading real estate information marketplace.