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On June 12, 2024, Zillow Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:Z) experienced a significant surge in its stock price, closing up over 13%.

After a few months of stalemate between buyers and sellers, the U.S. real estate sector is finally looking to get back on its feet. With the Intercontinental Exchange reporting that most outstanding mortgages in the U.S. carry an interest rate of only 3.25% today, most homeowners don't have an incentive to put their homes on the market.

Zillow has created the Fair Housing Classifier for large language models (LLMs) to help others in real estate, civil rights and technology sectors safeguard AI-powered real estate conversations SEATTLE , May 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Zillow is releasing its open-source Fair Housing Classifier , which establishes guardrails to promote responsible and unbiased behavior in real estate conversations powered by large language model (LLM) technology. Many AI tools disregard fair housing requirements and, when deployed, can perpetuate bias and undermine the progress achieved in advocating for fair housing.

Zillow Group's 1Q24 earnings beat estimates, with revenue growing 13% to $529 million. The company has three major growth catalysts: agent solutions, expansion into new markets, and a strong Rentals segment. The potential slowdown in the Residential segment is a concern, but Zillow Group still has attractive upside potential.

US average rent rose to just under $2,000 per month in April, Zillow reports. Tenants now need to earn 36% more than they did in 2019 to afford a typical rent.

This real estate technology company could be hit hard by a changing real estate market.

Housing is changing and Zillow is leading the way.

Zillow Group's stock has declined almost -20% since my first coverage, confirming my sell rating at the time. Share performance has been volatile, reaching an all-time high in 2021 but declining since then as high interest rate environment continued to present headwinds. Strong rental performance may continue to accelerate growth. I upgrade Zillow Group to a buy rating with a 1-year price target of $45.

Online real estate company Zillow (Z) has issued cautious second quarter guidance as first-time homebuyer activity tumbles amid interest rate spikes. Zillow CFO Jeremy Hofmann tells Julie Hyman that the company expects housing to remain roughly flat in 2024 as affordability continues to pose a challenge to homebuyers.

Rising mortgage rates are a headwind for the listings site, the company says.