Zillow Debuts Individual Room Listings as Housing Costs Climb

Zillow has begun targeting customers who want to rent — or rent out — a room.The real estate website announced Thursday (Feb. 8) that its platform now gives users the option to search for or list individual rooms for rent.“This new listing type is particularly timely, as U.S. rents have surged nearly 30% since the pandemic, and a startling 50% of renters are now cost-burdened, spending 30% or more of their income on rent and utilities,” the company said in a news release. “Splitting costs with a roommate ca ...