SEATTLE, Oct. 18, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Bridge Interactive®, which is housed under Zillow Group's portfolio of real estate and home-related brands, today announced that it has received Platinum Certification under the Real Estate Standards Organization's (RESO) Web API specification. As leading experts in industry standards, Bridge Interactive's suite of tools help streamline the access and management of all property listing content through modern, innovative technology.

Bridge Interactive is the first company to achieve this level of certification for its web API, demonstrating the company's ability and commitment to delivering best-in-class functionality. All real estate professionals accessing listing data via the Bridge API have the ability to access any authorized field in the MLS database in one place, with one API call.

"Achieving Platinum Certification marks a milestone for Bridge Interactive and showcases our dedication to RESO and the industry standards that it promotes for real estate professionals," said Errol Samuelson, Zillow Group's Chief Industry Development Officer. "As the first company to reach this level of certification for its web API, Bridge Interactive continues to demonstrate industry advancement and leadership."

"Achieving RESO Platinum Certification demonstrates how committed Bridge Interactive is to providing its customers access to the latest technology and the best in data standards," said Jeremy Crawford, RESO CEO. "The mission of RESO is to drive efficiency throughout the real estate industry and we are proud to have Bridge Interactive working alongside us to keep the industry moving forward."

Bridge Interactive has been helping brokers and MLSs manage and control listing content for over a decade. For more information on its suite of tools, visit www.bridgeinteractive.com.

Zillow Group

Zillow Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: Z and ZG) houses a portfolio of the largest real estate and home-related brands on the Web and mobile. The company's brands focus on all stages of the home lifecycle: renting, buying, selling, financing and home improvement. Zillow Group is committed to empowering consumers with unparalleled data, inspiration and knowledge around homes, and connecting them with the right local professionals to help. The Zillow Group portfolio of consumer brands includes real estate and rental marketplaces Zillow®, Trulia®, StreetEasy®, HotPads® and Naked Apartments®. In addition, Zillow Group works with tens of thousands of real estate agents, lenders and rental professionals, helping maximize business opportunities and connect to millions of consumers. The company operates a number of business brands for real estate, rental and mortgage professionals, including Mortech®, dotloop®, and Bridge Interactive®. The company is headquartered in Seattle.

Zillow, StreetEasy, HotPads, Mortech, and Bridge Interactive are registered trademarks of Zillow, Inc., Trulia is a registered trademark of Trulia, LLC, Naked Apartments is a registered trademark of Naked Apartments, LLC, and dotloop is a registered trademark of DotLoop, LLC.

About RESO
The mission of the Real Estate Standards Organization (RESO) is to create and promote the adoption and utilization of standards that drive efficiency throughout the real estate industry. RESO was incorporated in November 2011 as an independent, not-for-profit trade organization that was previously a section of the National Association of REALTORS®. RESO has more than 730 active members, including NAR, multiple-listing services, real estate associations, brokerages and industry technology providers. For more information, visit www.reso.org.

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SOURCE Zillow Group