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CNN Politics

Trump Administration Open To A Second Round Of Stimulus Payments. Here's What That Could Look Like

A second round of stimulus payments is on the negotiating table in Washington, but some of the 160 million Americans who got money the first time could be left out.

Mentioned Faculty

Photo of Professor Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh

Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh

Earle W. Kazis and Benjamin Schore Professor of Real Estate
Finance Division
Earle W. Kazis and Benjamin Schore Professor of Real Estate
Paul Milstein Center for Real Estate
Co-Director
Paul Milstein Center for Real Estate
CNBC

7 Things The U.S. Needs To Do To Recover From The Coronavirus Recession, According To Economists

Highlighted by Columbia Business School, this media piece showcases Topics and Areas of Expertise about our esteemed faculty. The content is specifically curated from the publication that showcased the mentioned faculty and/or research, emphasizing its contributions in various fields. The featured Topics and Areas of Expertise reflects the school's commitment to sharing valuable insights and knowledge.

Mentioned Faculty

Photo of Professor Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh

Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh

Earle W. Kazis and Benjamin Schore Professor of Real Estate
Finance Division
Earle W. Kazis and Benjamin Schore Professor of Real Estate
Paul Milstein Center for Real Estate
Co-Director
Paul Milstein Center for Real Estate
Input Magazine

Is That Viral TikTok About Housing Market Manipulation True?

Zillow and Redfin insist it’s not. The realtor behind the video says, “In our world, we’ve been screaming about this for years.”

Mentioned Faculty

Tomasz Piskorski

Tomasz Piskorski

Edward S. Gordon Professor of Real Estate
Finance Division
Tampa Bay Times

How Zillow, Other Companies Buy Houses Around Tampa Bay

A viral TikTok raised questions about so-called “iBuyers,” implying they could be manipulating the market. Experts weigh in.

Mentioned Faculty

Tomasz Piskorski

Tomasz Piskorski

Edward S. Gordon Professor of Real Estate
Finance Division
Yahoo! Finance

Zillow Just Gave Up On ibuying. What's The Deal With The Algorithmic Home Sales?

Highlighted by Columbia Business School, this media piece showcases Topics and Areas of Expertise about our esteemed faculty. The content is specifically curated from the publication that showcased the mentioned faculty and/or research, emphasizing its contributions in various fields. The featured Topics and Areas of Expertise reflects the school's commitment to sharing valuable insights and knowledge.

Mentioned Faculty

Tomasz Piskorski

Tomasz Piskorski

Edward S. Gordon Professor of Real Estate
Finance Division
Washington Post

Opinion: Zillow Sent Its Algorithm To Take On The Housing Market. The Housing Market Won.

Americans who have spent their pandemic living out real estate fantasies through Zillow can take some comfort in the fact that Zillow was doing the corporate version of the same thing. Except that it actually bought a bunch of houses, instead of just looking at them, and lost buckets of money.

Mentioned Faculty

Tomasz Piskorski

Tomasz Piskorski

Edward S. Gordon Professor of Real Estate
Finance Division
Marketwatch

‘It’s Really A Toy’: How Reliable Is Zestimate, Zillow’s Extremely Popular Home-Valuation Tool?

Zillow’s challenges in buying and selling homes are calling into question the reliability of the company’s so-called Zestimates, which provide an estimate of a home’s value based on a proprietary formula. Zillow says a Zestimate is published for around 100 million homes nationwide.

Mentioned Faculty

Tomasz Piskorski

Tomasz Piskorski

Edward S. Gordon Professor of Real Estate
Finance Division
WIRED

Why Zillow Couldn’t Make Algorithmic House Pricing Work

The real estate site went into the business of buying and selling homes. But the pandemic messed up its predictions.

Mentioned Faculty

Tomasz Piskorski

Tomasz Piskorski

Edward S. Gordon Professor of Real Estate
Finance Division
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