zillowcom: Formation Of The First Zillow Broker Advisory Board - 07/18/08 11:13 AM
I am so excited to announce today that we have formed an advisory board of 10 influential leaders in the real estate industry. Their role on the board will be to provide counsel on existing Zillow services, while also helping to evaluate ideas for future Zillow products and services.
When thinking about … (3 comments)
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zillowcom: Zillow Shares The Limelight With Its Members (How They Shoved the Trulia No-Follow Tags In Trulia's Face) - 07/09/08 11:35 PM
Zillow.com announces that it offers a "co-branding" link strategy for users:
What is it?
If you place a Zillow URL on your Web site or blog with special coding, and it's clicked, your photo, contact info and link to your Web site appear at the top of each Zillow page they … (17 comments)
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zillowcom: David Gibbons explains Zillow's social media mission - 06/04/08 02:08 PM
BrokerIPTV: Welcome to BloodHoundBlogs Unchained event sponsored by zillow.com. We are here in Phoenix, Arizona at the Heard Museum and I am honored to have our primary sponsor representative here, David Gibbons from zillow.com. David, can you just tell us why Zillow was involved with events like this Web … (0 comments)
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zillowcom: What's Zillow.com made of? - 05/14/08 08:02 PM
I was having a telephone conversation the other day with a former colleague and she asked me if I had been on Zillow.com yet?
I had heard a lot about Zillow.com before, when it was first launched on the internet. What many visitors began to find out while inputting information into it, was … (0 comments)
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zillowcom: Lastest National Websites Rankings and You! - 04/10/08 07:24 PM
Hitwise recently released their March 2008 numbers, measuring the traffic delivered to real estate websites as a percentage of market share.
Hitwise Real Estate Web Site Report, March 2008
What is interesting to me is what a small percent of the overall market share the top sites actually command.
When you talk … (38 comments)
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zillowcom: Help! Why Can't I do this? - 01/10/08 11:20 AM
Branding my web-site, I find, is quite the challenge. The average consumer knows sites like www.realtor.com and www.zillow.com by heart. Definitely branded sites for the search for homes.
I now am working on branding my site, www.oakridgetennesseehomes.com, and I want to be the realtor.com of Oak Ridge Tennessee.
I asked my Broker, "Can … (19 comments)
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zillowcom: Zillow’s End Game - 01/05/08 07:03 PM
I wrote on this subject a while ago on this post: Is Zillow.com going to hurt the Realtors? "Zillow.com may have an impact on the real estate industry - but it will be a mixed bag for consumers. If anything, it may have the effect of dampening home prices somewhat by arming … (17 comments)
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zillowcom: The Accuracy of Zestimates: A Conversation with Rich Barton - 11/26/07 03:58 PM
During the National Association of Realtors Conference and Expo in Las Vegas, I had an opportunity to hear Rich Barton, Chairman and CEO of Zillow.com, speak about Zillow's interactions and future plans for the real estate community. He was an excellent speaker, very animated in his remarks, and actually very funny. … (14 comments)
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zillowcom: A Funny World (1): Holly See or Holly Shit? - 11/24/07 01:07 PM
Are You A Real Estate Contrarian Investor?
Governor Schwarzenegger Lobbies Congress for California Homebuyer Assistance
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I admit that I am a book warm. I read a lot of enlightening articles every day. So many articles inspired me so much yesterday that I would like to write an article entitled: "From K to … (2 comments)
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zillowcom: Podcast #14 with Amy Bohutinsky from Zillow.com - 11/19/07 10:18 AM
Owen Raun with Online Mortgage Podcast interviews Amy Bohutinsky, Director of Communications with Zillow.com. Only 20 months post-launch, Zillow.com is a Web 2.0 site that facilitates the interaction of consumers, realtors and lenders around the always popular topic of local real estate. Zillow has over 4 million unique visitors each month, … (0 comments)
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zillowcom: How Web 2.0 Is Changing the Pricing Game...aka Broker Bryant's Advisory Board. - 10/03/07 11:47 PM
How do you describe the phenomenon of Web 2.0? It's an important question. At the present, most of the discussion in the real estate industry is framed against the backdrop of what Web 2.0 isn't. Perhaps, because we are just developing a burgeoning understanding of what it is capable of becoming.
In a sense Web … (14 comments)
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zillowcom: RE/MAX.com Takes on Zillow.com in online Real Estate Valuations - 09/26/07 09:26 PM
RE/MAX.com, one of the most traveled real estate websites in the country, is rolling out a few new features that is sure to keep their consumer market share on the upswing. These two new features are known as Neighborhood Evaluation and Enhanced Mapping. RE/MAX International Chairman and Co-founder Dave Liniger outlined Neighborhood … (22 comments)
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zillowcom: Zillow... another AR Sponsor. Should we??? - 09/02/07 03:29 AM
Zillow.com is now one of the AR sponsors now.
But I have a dilemma... I wrote on this subject a while ago on this post: Is Zillow.com going to hurt the Realtors? Zillow.com may have an impact on the real estate industry - but it will be a mixed bag for … (12 comments)
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zillowcom: Middleboro Casino News - 08/22/07 08:34 PM
As most of us know, Middleboro gained town approval on the proposed Casino in late July. This doesn't necessarily mean there will be a new casino in New England in the near future. Other approvals need to be obtained including that of the Federal Government.
I am interested in opinions and knowing … (0 comments)
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zillowcom: Realtor.com Losing Ground Fast, Zillow.com is Stuck - 08/14/07 02:50 PM
My associate and I read a recent comment by the CEO of the National Association of Realtors, Dale Stinson, that the "technological relationship" between NAR and Move.com will remain stable. Move.com is the company that runs the realtor.com website. The comments were made on the stage at Inman's Real Estate Connect conference. … (14 comments)
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zillowcom: Zillow.com...Worthy Of A Realtor? - 08/14/07 06:36 AM
I had just about forgotten about Zillow until this week I was looking at another Weichert franchisee's web site and saw the Zillow query box on his web site. Why is it there? He's a professional and what is this Zillow thingy doing there?
I think I know but I'm not sure … (11 comments)
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zillowcom: Is Zillow.com going to HELP or HURT the Realtors?... Something to think about! - 08/12/07 02:00 PM
The subject of Zillow contribution to our business community is controversial and still unclear for most of us. I wrote a post on the subject " Zillow... another AR Sponsor. Should we???" when I found that Zillow advertises on ActiveRain Sponsors List. I asked myself if our community should't be aware of the … (19 comments)
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zillowcom: Where do you get your comps - 08/01/07 07:15 PM
I was just talking to a couple that just moved up here from Central Florida. They just purchased their new home. They are enjoying their new piece of property in the country. So much excitement was coming from them. They could not believe the beautiful country side up here.
Then they … (0 comments)
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zillowcom: Cyberhomes.com helps real estate agents get connected & stay connect with consumers - 07/17/07 10:42 PM
In todays world people are snoopy and love to know information about their friends, neighbors, family and anything else they might think interesting and informative. People and consumers seem to find themselves on the internet getting this information. Not all sites are accurate, but it's more information they had before they started … (5 comments)
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zillowcom: Zillow.com - A great site to market a home but DON'T believe the "Zestimate" is your true Market Value! - 07/12/07 10:46 PM
Zillow.comhas become a very popular and heavily traveled website. It started as strictly a market evaluation tool where you could enter your address and get an instant estimate of your homes value or "Zestimate" as the guys at Zillow like to call it.
What has become amazing to me is that a few of the … (18 comments)
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zillowcom: Gap Between Real Estate Ad Dollar Spending and Consumer Media Consumption - 06/28/07 03:19 PM
The California Association Of Realtors recently released their 2007 Home Buyer survey. The survey is based on Buyers during the second half of 2006. Overall this report has a wealth of information and many, many AR posts could be written about the various pieces of information this report delivers. Any agent working … (8 comments)
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zillowcom: Clearwater Real estate: The REAL investment (not what you think) :-) - 06/09/07 07:13 AM
This is not another everybody knows article about the great advantages of buying real estate. Yes, it is a great buyer's market and yes, you can get the house in that street you always wanted and now it's even affordable! But I already told you about this. This month I want … (0 comments)
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zillowcom: Leverage Your AR Posts on Zillow's Real Estate Guide - 05/15/07 12:53 PM
Ever write a post on you AR that you feel is so good, so helpful, you just know it is going to earn you a gold star? Maybe you get the star maybe you don't. But leverage the time and effort you took to write your masterpiece by also posting it … (14 comments)
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zillowcom: ZMobile - Zillow Takes Its Show On The Road - 05/14/07 08:41 AM
Zillow is taking our show on the road. Ever drive past a home and wonder what it is worth? Out of the Zillow Labs has come an innovative mobile tool called "ZMobile".
Simply enter the address into your cell phone and your will recieve an email answer from Zillow instantly. The message will … (7 comments)
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zillowcom: Q1 2007 Zillow Market Trend Reports - Chicagoland Highlights - Congrats if you bought in Stony Island - 05/08/07 08:52 AM
Each quarter Zillow publishes a report using the data on the site to site trends across the country. Since I am a Chicago girl (and a Zillow employee), I wanted to highlight some interesting data the report found on the windy city metro.
Appreciation in the Chicago metropolitan area (Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI) … (0 comments)
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zillowcom: Zillow in the Desert - 04/26/07 10:33 AM
April 26th, 2007
For those of you that are unaware of the latest in real estate website technology, there is a fabulous site available for home viewing voyeurs - www.zillow.com. It’s a fascinating site, with aerial photos, property statistics, and general information. It also provides to its fans what it … (0 comments)
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zillowcom: 10 Things You Should Do On Zillow Today - 04/19/07 07:01 AM
In my job at Zillow I meet with a lot of Realtors and have heard many creative ways that agents are using Zillow to further their business. Based on these comments, I have typed up the top 10 ways agents can get involved with the Zillow website and reach out to … (66 comments)
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zillowcom: FSBO Market As Fragmented As Ever - Maybe more so! - 04/12/07 02:06 PM
You probably have read on line or seen on television the stories about how the internet is doing away with the need for real estate agents. I know that I have. I'm seriously thinking about finding out who it is that does FSBO.com's pr work and hiring them! They seem to … (4 comments)
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zillowcom: Zillow Education Session for Chicago Brokers and Offices - 04/11/07 10:06 AM
Part of my responsibility as Market Manager for Zillow in Chicago is to educate Agents and Brokers about the marketing tools on Zillow available for them to use (most are free!). I have done a handful of presentations at very reputable offices/brokerages and gotten positive responses. Even skeptical Agents walked away … (0 comments)
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zillowcom: Zillow.com: The Insidious Premise That Invades Your Privacy - 04/07/07 05:55 AM
Two great posts on Sellsius that get the old noggin working this weekend:
The Human Listing Site: Zillowfying Your Privacy Under the Guise of TransparencyThis tongue in cheek entry suggests that in the interest of transparency, a site could be created compiling all public information about individuals. Did you get thrown into … (22 comments)
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zillowcom: What the hell is Zlogging? - 04/04/07 09:40 PM
Do you Zlog? Let me define Zlogging on Zillow.com for you.
Zillow solicited listings this past fall from Realtors and announced the Zillow Real Estate Guide (formerly known as the wiki). I was a huge critic of the practice of posting listings because I felt their intentions were disingenuous. I did … (12 comments)
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zillowcom: Zillow Goes Fishing - 04/04/07 07:02 PM
Is Zillow using our homes as bait?
First, they publicly displayed your home and put their zestimate price tag on it (and did not let you remove it, even if your sale price was much higher and the zestimate was cockeyed). Now they will allow ANYONE to claim a home … (6 comments)
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zillowcom: Zillow's New Free Marketing Tools for Agents - 04/04/07 01:23 PM
Imagine it's Monday morning and you're in your local coffee shop picking up your morning espresso. You're trying to decide on the grande or the venti when you happen to overhear the two women in front of you discussing an open house that one of them visited this past weekend. She's … (9 comments)
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zillowcom: How Mortgage Originators Might Use Zillow.com - 04/04/07 12:02 AM
Zillow.com announced today their new features which turns them into a social networking site on the neighborhood level. The full text of the press release is here. My initial reporting was here with rudimentary analysis.
There are three ways I might see a mortgage originator benefit from the social networking feature Zillow.com added … (6 comments)
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zillowcom: Active Rain to get competition ? - 04/03/07 11:19 PM
Zillow.com announced that it is offering some new features to its website that draws in the professional real estate agent and lender to interface more directly with the consumer.
READ: Zillow.com New Features: "Ask Questions, Share Answers"
Zillow started out as a consumer portal for real estate information centered on its highly … (55 comments)
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zillowcom: To use, or Not to use? Zillow? - 03/15/07 08:38 PM
So I'm sure that many of you in the real estate business are fairly familiar with Zillow. For those not familiar with it, Zillow is a fun online tool that is used to estimate the value of homes in any given area. But I have a concern, and it's not with … (0 comments)
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zillowcom: Is Zillow a Good Alternative to Hiring An Appraiser? - 03/13/07 12:43 AM
This article was written by Don Foster Scoggins of http://www.appraisersoflasvegas.com/
If you've heard anything about Zillow and its so-called house price "Zestimates" in the past month, you're likely to answer this question in the negative. Zillow is a online calculator created to offer the homebuyer and seller quick access to home values … (0 comments)
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zillowcom: How To Lose 2 Million in On-Line Home Equity! - 02/18/07 05:59 AM
Today, I witnessed a revealing interview on CNN with Richard Barton & Lloyd Frink, the brains behind the successful Expedia.com Travel site and more recently Zillow.com. Barton referred to Zillows entry into the real estate market with it's on-line home evalutations, Zestimates and Make me a Move Price as "turning on the lights … (29 comments)
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zillowcom: Tips for Baltimore First Time Buyer - 02/17/07 10:57 AM
Weary of paying rent to a property-owner every month, with zilch to show for it? Perhaps it's time to get interested in the real estate marketplace and become a first time home owner. This is a immense decision, and an thrilling one, but not one to be taken lightly. Once … (0 comments)
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zillowcom: Zillowing the Zillow! (A Realtor's Foray into the World of On-Line Guestimates) - 01/04/07 03:44 PM
Zillowing the Zillow!
Yep, I actually decided to do this. You may ask, exactly what I was doing. Well, zillowing is a verb I've invented to describe the action of going on-line to check your home value through a site called zillow.com which will give you what is known as a … (7 comments)
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zillowcom: Have You Heard of "Zillow.com" ??? - 12/27/06 04:54 PM
If you've heard the word thrown around but are somewhat unsure as to what the buzz is all about, Zillow.com is a new and FREE service that lets Real Estate Professionals, as well as consumers, upload information on available properties for sale including photos, narratives and contact means.
HOW DOES IT WORK? … (0 comments)
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zillowcom: Zillow.com & Homegain.com Announce Plans for Nationwide MLS System - 12/12/06 08:39 PM
Zillow.com & Homegain.com Announce Plans for New Nationwide MLS System.
Yes, it is happening. A very profound event took place on 12-07-06 with the announcement that two very big players are forming a new MLS system.
This announcement was picked up from Inman News service,
Inman News
"Founded by former Microsoft executives and … (0 comments)
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zillowcom: It was never a question of "if" but "when" - 12/07/06 09:59 AM
The new 300 pound gorilla, Zillow.com, has taken the logical next step. Now you can go and post your home for free and get exposure to Zillow.com's massive customer base. Interesting tag line: It's FREE and anyone can do it. Translation: you don't have to be a licensed real estate agent. … (39 comments)
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zillowcom: Zillow "Zestimate" zaps $10,000 from my bank account - 10/28/06 11:39 PM
I watched the lively debate and talk among Brad Inman, founder of HomeGain, Allen Dalton, President of Realtor.com, and Lloyd Frink, one of the principals of Zillow.com.
Dalton got in some pretty good one liners about Zillow and alluded to them as being similar to the carnival hucksters who would guess your … (6 comments)
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