The ads by realtor.com have been singular in focus - bashing Zillow for not having all the listings. In the meantime, Z is running away with the emotional content:
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Contests
REO-Auction Contest Results
My high school baseball coach used to say, "I don't believe anything I hear, and only half of what I see!" In our latest contest, readers submitted their guess at the highest bid + 5% buyer's premium for this property in SE Carlsbad:...
Carlsbad REO Contest
Usually WaMu would have a REO agent do the normal routine - vacate, paint, and then list the home on the open market for just under retail. The bank has already foreclosed - but instead selling of the old-fashioned way, they chose to make it an auction.com exclusive...
Encinitas Contest Winners
The contest for Padres tickets is complete - and it's a tie! We closed escrow yesterday at $710,000 cash. (list price was $699,000) Raymond Byrnes guessed $709,500 and michael call guessed $710,500 - so you both win a set of four Padres tickets! I think the reasons it...
Padres Contest
The Contest for 4 Padres tickets! The closest guesser to the sales price of my new listing at 1620 Splitrail, Encinitas, will receive four field-level tickets to a Padres game. Here is the Zillow listing - Zestimate is $701,924, and we're listed for $699,000:...
Pre-Contest
Now that baseball season has begun, let's get a contest going for Padres tickets! This isn't the contest house - we'll start the contest on Friday. This is a comparable property that just hit the market today that will give you a feel for how hot the Encinitas market...
Slider-Contest Results
The potentially wild and crazy Slider Contest (that I said could go $100,000-$200,000 in either direction) came to a rather unremarkable close yesterday. The list price was $995,000, and it closed for $1,000,000 cash:...
Contest Winner James
James D., winner of the last contest, sent this photo in from the game last night where he got to enjoy a 4-2 Padres victory while sitting among the usual throng of Cardinal fans - though not as many as he expected! Click on image for full panorama view:
Slider Contest
The final price could swing $100,000 to $200,000 in either direction on this one - take a guess! The closest guesser with receive a set of four tickets to the Padres game on September 2nd vs. the World Champion San Francisco Giants!
RSF Contest Winner
We have a winner for the RSF Bank-Deal contest! LP = $850,900 SP = $980,000 Congratulations to James D, who guessed $982,000! James won 4 field-level tickets to a Padres game! https://www.bubbleinfo.com/2013/01/29/rsf-bank-deal-contest/...
