Zillow Cuts 27% of it’s Staff

Zillow cut 40 jobs. This takes them down to a total of 105. The cut was a defensive move to extend their cash position, to ride out the recession. Read more here.

You can also read the letter/blog from Rich Barton, CEO of Zillow

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