'As a company headquartered in Seattle, Zillow is committed to doing what we can to help address one of the greatest challenges facing our region today: housing affordability and homelessness. Together with Zillow, we are thrilled to launch this new search tool to scale our impact and streamline how individuals access housing with reduced screening criteria, ultimately decreasing the time a unit sits vacant and the number of days a family must experience homelessness.' 'And while we're working to build that housing, individuals experiencing homelessness can't wait they need a home today. 'Our community desperately needs more affordable housing,' said Shkelqim Kelmendi, Executive Director of Housing Connector. 'We are grateful for their partnership with our Housing Connector program and for their commitment to being part of the solution to the crisis of homelessness in our region.' 'Zillow's new application streamlines the connection between property managers who have apartments available and families who need housing now,' said Executive Constantine. Zillow, Housing Connector, and the Seattle Office of Housing have shown that by working together, we can find truly innovative solutions to some of our region's most pressing challenges.' 'I am incredibly proud of the work that Zillow and the Housing Connector have done to make it easier for people experiencing homelessness to find affordable housing and for affordable housing providers to connect with those in need. I created the Innovation Advisory Council because we know that the challenges facing our region cannot be addressed by government alone,' said Mayor Durkan. 'We are fortunate to live in one of the most innovative, talent-rich ecosystems anywhere on the planet – and for too long, our government has existed as if we have no relationship to it. Zillow's search tool does not require or knowingly collect the personal information of tenants and no user information through Housing Connector is sold to third parties. Thirty-five landlords throughout Seattle and King County and 42 nonprofit service providers are active on the platform as it launches, with more partners expected to be added. Housing Connector landlords have adjusted or waived criteria that would normally prevent those most in need from qualifying for the home. Through Zillow's search tool, Housing Connector partner landlords will be able to quickly upload housing inventory, and local non-profit service providers will be able to find housing inventory in real time for tenants who need affordable housing. Case managers no longer have to laboriously look for available homes property-by-property the units are now at their fingertips through Zillow's online listing platform. Zillow's search tool directly addresses one of the biggest challenges for case managers searching for affordable housing for their clients experiencing homelessness. The Innovation Advisory Council – whose members come from the corporate, academic, and nonprofit sectors – collaborates with the City of Seattle to use data and technology to solve Seattle's most urgent challenges in the areas of homelessness, affordability, mobility, delivery of essential services, and more.

A project borne of Mayor Durkan's Innovation Advisory Council, and launched in 2018 the new search tool was developed by a team of Zillow employees in close partnership with the Seattle Office of Housing, local nonprofit organization Housing Connector and its network of service providers and property owners.

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