Zillow Adds Direct Messaging for Home Browsers
▼ Summary
– Zillow has added an in-app messaging feature to simplify sharing property listings with others.
– Users can invite friends, family, or partners to chat directly within the Zillow app’s inbox.
– The feature enables back-and-forth conversations about listings and sharing new finds without leaving the app.
– To start a chat, users open their inbox, choose to invite someone, and share a generated invitation link.
– This messaging tool helps keep track of discussed listings by centralizing conversations in one place.
Finding your next home is often a shared journey, and Zillow is now making it simpler for people to collaborate directly within its platform. The popular real estate service has introduced a built-in messaging tool, allowing users to discuss properties and share listings without ever leaving the app.
Rather than sending links back and forth through standard text messages, you can now invite anyone, be it a friend, family member, or partner, to join a conversation in Zillow’s dedicated inbox. To begin, just open your inbox and select the option to invite another person. The app will create a unique invitation link for you to send. Once the other person accepts, you can both exchange messages and share new property discoveries in a single, organized space.
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While adding a chat feature to a real estate app might not seem essential at first, it offers a practical way to keep all your home-search conversations in one place. Instead of digging through unrelated texts and photo albums to find a listing you discussed earlier, everything related to your property hunt stays neatly together. This focused approach helps streamline the entire home-browsing experience for everyone involved.
(Source: The Verge)
