Archive for May, 2007

It’s been a little over a month since we launched a few new features to the site, many of which were designed to help real estate professionals market themselves on Zillow. I thought it would be fun to take a look at one of these features more closely — profile pages — and see […]

Today’s Wiki Wednesday Feature: Enticing Buyers With a Home Warranty
Last week, we released our quarterly home value report, which shows that the national real estate market is sputtering. While home values in certain markets (such as Corvallis, OR, Grand Junction, CO, and Seattle, WA) are still appreciating, many other markets (such as Sarasota, FL, and […]

There is a fantastic overview of the players in Real Estate 2.0 over on the vFlyer Blog that highlights the companies that "matter most to real estate professionals." Among others, the companies mentioned include TurnHere, my-currency, Neighboroo, Hotpads, and Propsmart. We are humbled to have made the list in four categories; community, mapping, valuations, […]

A few weeks back, you might remember that I called for a wordpress plugin and that Realivent came through with an awesome lead generating solution for real estate blogs. I added it to Tisza’s blog (Route66 Living) and soon other bloggers showed interest in the plug-in. Many thanks to the team at Realivent for releasing […]

… even Bill Gates!  Today, we saw the headlines on the Seattle P-I blog and the CNET News Blog that the Microsoft chairman admitted to checking out the value of his mansion on Zillow at a recent conference.  He also admitted that the Zestimate was too low (even at $134 million).  That’s not too […]

Business journalist Jon Lansner, who covers the Orange County housing market for the OC Register, was the guest host of the 41st edition of the Carnival of Real Estate, which is now posted at OC Register Blog: Lansner on Real Estate. Jon dubbed this show the WOW show ("Words of the Week"), with special […]

There is another cool Zillow API application out there now. Parade Magazine coded up a beautiful page for consumers to pull Zestimates as part of their “Where America Lives” portal that they launched this weekend. There’s lots of great content over there, including some fantastic slide shows that show you what types of homes […]

"If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant’s life, she will choose the infant without even considering if there is a man on base."  - Dave Barry

Ah, the smell of freshly cut grass, the buzz of the crowd, the first bite of a hot dog, and the sounds […]

We thought we would spruce up the top-viewed posting report by adding photos and wow! What a difference!  The number one ranked home in Charlotte, NC is selling for $253,900 and it looks like a mansion.  I think it’s safe to say that this home is half the median Zestimate and 3x the size of […]

Today’s Wiki Wednesday Feature: The Perils of Pre- and Post-Possession
It never fails that when I read some of the Zillow Real Estate Guide articles that deal with real estate no-no’s, I have usually thought about doing most of them. Doing a no-no, that is. Here’s one that strikes close to home:
Scenario: Your lease is […]