SPENCER RASCOFF
Zillow CEO
Age: 39
Hometown: New York City
Education: B.A., government, Harvard University
Family: Married to Nancy, with three kids and one dog (Fido)
Favorite house in book: Dunphy family home from “Modern Family”
STAN HUMPHRIES
Zillow chief economist
Age: 47
Hometown: Atlanta
Education: Ph.D., government, University of Virginia
Family: Married to Katie, with three kids and one dog (Tinkerbell)
Favorite house in book: Highclere Castle in England, as seen in “Downton Abbey”
SEATTLE — In less than a decade, Seattle-based Zillow has become the nation’s leading brand real estate information for homebuyers.
It’s become synonymous with looking up your home’s value – — or someone else’s.
In a forthcoming book, “Zillow Talk: The New Rules of Real Estate,” Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff and chief economist Stan Humphries offer some surprising answers — backed by data — to a range of housing questions. Among them:
o Should Congress eliminate the current mortgage-interest tax deduction? (Yes)
o Should the government subsidize homeownership for low-income families? (No)
o To boost your home’s value, is it better to remodel your bathroom or your kitchen? (Bathroom)