Zillow Group announced a partnership with Google to embed its home‑buying guidance into Google’s NotebookLM, an AI‑driven research and thinking tool that lets users upload documents and ask questions. The collaboration will let users ask questions about home buying and receive answers grounded in Zillow’s trusted guides, complete with direct citations to Zillow.com articles.
NotebookLM is designed to help users organize and understand information by allowing them to upload PDFs, Google Docs, and websites, and then ask questions about the content. Zillow’s home‑buying guides—covering topics such as market trends, financing options, and the closing process—will be integrated into NotebookLM so that users receive AI‑generated answers that reference Zillow’s authoritative content.
Zillow’s Q4 2025 results, released in early February, showed revenue of $654 million, up 18% year‑over‑year, and full‑year revenue of $2.6 billion, up 16% year‑over‑year. The company posted GAAP net income of $23 million, its first annual profit since 2012. For Q1 2026, Zillow guided revenue of $700–$710 million, exceeding analyst expectations. These figures illustrate a company that has returned to profitability while continuing to grow its core segments.
The partnership aligns with Zillow’s broader strategy to leverage AI and extend its reach onto emerging platforms where consumers are actively researching major life decisions. By embedding its expertise into NotebookLM, Zillow aims to meet potential homebuyers earlier in their research journey, address knowledge gaps, and strengthen its competitive position against other AI‑driven real‑estate information providers.
Jen Berger, vice president of Creative & Performance Media at Zillow, said, "Millions of people turn to Zillow at the start of their home journey. As more buyers turn to AI tools to research and plan, we want our trusted, expert‑backed guidance to show up there, too. By bringing our home‑buying expertise into NotebookLM, we’re meeting even more people earlier in the process with answers that are fast, clear and grounded in reliable information." Steven Johnson, co‑founder and editorial director of NotebookLM, added, "When navigating a milestone as significant as buying a home, trusted information is important. This featured notebook, curated by Zillow in NotebookLM, meets home buyers at the start of their journey with answers they can trust."
The partnership was announced concurrently with Zillow’s Q4 2025 earnings release, which saw a revenue beat but an EPS miss that led to a mixed market reaction. Investors noted the partnership as a strategic expansion, but the earnings miss tempered enthusiasm for the company’s near‑term outlook.
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