Archive for January, 2007

Associated Press and CurbedSF have both picked up on the absurd story of a 77-square foot London flat going for $335,000… that’s $4,350 a square foot!
With an en suite shower and (surprise) mildew coating the walls, it’s characterized as an "investment"…and that’s before spending approximately $60,000 to outfit the room with heat or electricity.
Umm… pass.

*photo […]

I’m very excited to announce that we recently added two million new Zestimates spanning 36 counties throughout the country.  This is our most significant Zestimate coverage increase since launch and raises our national coverage to 51.5 Million Zestimates, with data on close to 70 million homes in total.  We have added coverage in Georgia, New […]

The Redfin Blog beat us to this story, but it’s interesting nonetheless…
The Los Angeles Times ran an article a while back (which was reprinted in the Seattle Times on Sunday) citing a correlation between the words used in real estate listings and the length of time a home spends on the market, as well as […]

The 26th edition of the Carnival of Real Estate is posted at Minneapolis Real Estate Market Update. There are 11 great articles showcased this week, including one mentioning the housing bubble is going to get uglier and another about online video in the real estate industry. Take a look!
The next edition will go live […]

Jack Bauer photo courtesy Fox Broadasting
If you’re a junkie of Fox’s hit show “24” like me, watching Los Angeles constantly get pummeled can get unnverving — especially if you’re from L.A. or you have a house there.
In case you weren’t among the 33 million viewers who caught the first four episodes, here’s a […]

Man, I just can’t win — Joel at Future of Real Estate Marketing beat me to the virtual presses again with a blog post I should have done already. This time, it was his "Running the Numbers with HouseMath" piece (originally introduced to the blogosphere by Matt Goyer).
The company covered was HouseMath 2.0, "the […]

Yesterday, we posted parts 1 and 2 of the "Change is Good" panel discussion at Real Estate Connect. Here’s parts 3, 4, and 5 for your enjoyment.
Part 3 — YouTube Link

Part 4 — YouTube Link

Part 5 (this one’s shorter)— YouTube Link

Update: Due to interference with our sidebar, we kindly ask that you watch these […]

Today’s Wiki Wednesday Feature: Real Estate Blogging
Real estate blogging is exploding. I know many people reading this will now revert to a "DUH, uh yeeaaaahhh…" tone of a 16-year-old, but just hear me out for a minute: There is rapid innovation going on in the space. For example, Active Rain’s new portal in development (Localism) […]

Last week Zillow President Lloyd Frink sat on the opening panel at Inman Real Estate Connect NYC.  Called "Change is Good," the panel also included Sherry Chris, COO of Coldwell Banker Real Estate Corp.; Richard Sommer, CEO of ZipRealty; and Glenn Goad, EVP at Network Communications, Inc.  Brad Inman moderated the panel discussion.
To get this […]

The 25th edition of the Carnival of Real Estate is live over at 360 Digest. Since Jan. 8 was Elvis’ birthday, the carnival highlights two articles with Elvis as the center of attention: "Elvis on Blogging" and "Elvis = Zillow." Even if you do not want to read about Elvis, nine other posts are […]