Zillow has unveiled a significant update to the look and feel of its for-sale property listings on its website, improving home shoppers’ experience with a more intuitive and simplified layout.
The new design of for-sale property listings on Zillow.com aims to offer a wider, single-scroll format, making it easier for home shoppers to find key information, such as square footage, the Zestimate feature, lot size and home type. Changes also include a media section at the top of the page that better showcases photos and 3D tours. By clicking on a photo, the media section expands, providing a full-page, magazine-style layout for seamless navigation through the rest of the home’s photography.
“The new design delivers a fun and efficient way to browse homes on the Zillow website, making it easier for home shoppers to navigate and process information,” Jenny Arden, chief design officer at Zillow, said in a release. “We introduced a wider layout for images, larger fonts for the most important facts and a clearer articulation of what makes the home special to help our users quickly understand if the home is right for them.”
In addition to the redesign on the Zillow website, for-sale property listings on the Zillow app (iOS) are also receiving an update. This new look minimizes excessive scrolling by allowing users to more easily find the information that matters the most to them, whether that’s home facts and features, a cost calculator or the Zestimate history.
When viewing a for-sale listing on the app, users will see a new look that presents the home details categorized into sections such as “What’s Special,”‘ “Market Value,” “Monthly Cost” and “Neighborhood.”
Users can click into particular sections of interest to find more details. This new look will be available before the end of the year on the Zillow iOS app, according to the company.
Zillow is also introducing a new “Home Loans” tab on the Zillow app to help shoppers become buyers.
“Financing is a critical part of the home-buying process, and 60 percent of buyers say setting their budget is their first step when buying a home. With this update, we’re helping the millions of people browsing the Zillow app better understand what they can afford within their budget and see a clear path toward getting the mortgage they need,” Matt Daimler, senior vice president of product at Zillow, said.