"MAKE ME MOVE"---Another way to get money out of your pocket!
This is Zillow's version of a "Pocket listing"
We really need to be aware of the “Make Me Move” price feature that Zillow has on their website; it is a direct connection for buyers and sellers to do a transaction without listing the property with a broker….This is a place where a seller can list their property and a buyer can go to look for properties without a licensed agent.
This is another sneaky way for Zillow to attempt to “put real estate brokerages out of business”, a stated goal made by the owners of Zillow as they entered the world of real estate several years back.
I was made aware of this link to Zillows "Direct FSBOs" by an article in Miller Samuels News Letter--written by Douglas Elliman's Accountant, Jonathan Miller, CPA.
He gave stats on the percentage of pocket listings sold in California:
When I saw this report I thought: "That's California; what the heck is the rest of the country looking like with pocket listings???"
Then I checked out the link below and was able to get a sense of the real damage that Zillow is doing to the whole industry. They did it by making a common thread of the idea that home owners don't want to work with real estate brokerages!! They have done this throughout their history--from day one!!!
....And they got real estate agents to buy into it---literally!!! Liscensed real estate 
brokerages are aiding and abetting their own demise!
What is Make Me Move?
Make Me Move is a free and easy way to tell others the price the seller would be willing to sell his/her home for, without actually putting it on the market or going through a brokerage. It's that number a buyer just can't refuse.
How Does It Work?
Once a seller sets a Make Me Move price, potential buyers can contact the owner via e-mail and their identity will remain anonymous. Then it's up to seller whether or not to sell his/her home. Below is the link to take you to the Make Me Move segment of Zillow--just click on it and you are there--no going through the main site:
No, there is nothing to show to the rest of the public OR the real estate agents who pay thousands of dollars a month to show up on the site. You are paying for this ability to sell houses directly, without a liscensed real estate agent!!
Without you, this website (ZILLOW) could NOT remain open!! They would be out of business!!
WAKE UP AGENTS!! 
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