Sandicor had said that the Zillow demands were unacceptable. Who caved? Zillow is still working out the bugs, but this should guarantee that they are as accurate as the MLS: SEATTLE, April 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Zillow Group, which houses a portfolio of the largest...
Zillow has another round of high-quality commercials out. It's amazing that nobody in an industry-leadership position doesn't try to copy this format - it would seem to be very effective in building long-term loyalty:
Our Zillow rep mentioned that they are investing heavily into virtual reality. (He's reading the blog now - hey Jason!) I'm a big proponent of video tours - there is no better way to help remind buyers of what they are thinking of purchasing. We have seen the 3D...
Did you notice that the zestimate wasn't listed in the Real Estate Online Tools? It is wackier than ever! Last year, we saw the zestimate be hundreds of thousands of dollars too high on a custom home west of the I-5 in Leucadia - and once I inputted the listing on...
Jay Thompson is an ex-realtor, and currently on Zillow's staff. He responded earlier today to our previous questions about Zillow stopping manual uploads: Jay from Zillow Group here. To answer your questions: 1) What about the Coming Soons? If only MLS-fed listings...
What's more important than what day you list? Having the home in top condition, putting an attractive price on it, and making it easy to show. http://www.cnbc.com/2017/03/02/homes-sell-fastest-during-these-two-weeks.html
Marc Davison suggested here that we re-brand the word 'realtor': http://www.inman.com/2017/02/14/the-case-for-killing-the-term-realtor/ He was met with the usual drivel from agents, some of whom mentioned the big difference between a real estate licensee and a Realtor...
Realtors are mounting an effort to participate in the real estate portal business. The Broker Public Portal will be the national collection of listings, much like realtor.com was designed to be. To those who thought Zillow had already won, this was welcome news. All...
Zillow sent out this email today regarding the uploading of listings: We wanted to let you know that Zillow Group will no longer accept manually entered listings from agents and brokers as of May 1, 2017. We are taking this step to provide buyers and sellers with the...
Have the zestimates gotten any better? We were surprised how bad they were last year. Let's see if they've improved once a custom house has been sold for a while: This was the zestimate before the listing was inputted - way off:...
