Here at Zillow, we fundamentally believe in the future of the web as a marketing platform. That said, there are currently so many technologies and tools out there for agents, education is key to figure out what will work best for each individual real estate professional. In addition to our sponsorship of the BloodHoundBlog Unchained […]

Today’s Wiki Wednesday Feature: Bad Credit Marries Good Credit
You think you found the right guy or gal, have been dating for a while and things are getting serious. You’re even talking the “m” word. Let’s go through the marriage material checklist:

Smart? Check
Attractive? Check
Compatible in “all ways?” Check
A nice person? Check
Gainfully employed? Check
Gives you freedom and […]

I recently celebrated my 2nd Z-anniversary. After two years in constant discussion with homeowners, agents and brokers I’ve formed a few opinions about the future of real estate.

Is the real estate game changing? Yeah, I think it is!
Are Realtors part of that picture? Absolutely! Local expertise and hard work are essential to buying and selling […]

Our Monday blues were turned around yesterday when we learned that we are a finalist in this year’s Webware Awards! This annual competition allows Webware users to vote for their favorite Web 2.0 applications from a pool of companies. This year, over 5,000 companies entered, and the folks over at Webware narrowed this […]

I’ve posted some of my ideas in the past on what could be created using the Zillow API (here and here), so this is another “idea” post along the same lines. While there are certainly some great WordPress plug-ins for real estate sites, I haven’t seen any that address the desire of local buyers, sellers, […]

Zillow’s President, Lloyd Frink, sat down with Joel Burslem at Inman Connect in New York. Here’s the video clip:

On a side note, I just noticed the new branded InmanTV video player — congrats to the Inman crew for getting that launched.
[via FoREM and InmanTV]

Overseas Property Investment Blog, which deals with international real estate news, pre-launch property deals, and advice for investing abroad, is this week’s host of the 79th edition of the Carnival of Real Estate. The Housing Chronicles blog post “Strategies to Thaw Out a Frozen Market” took top prize among this week’s selections!
Next Carnival: […]

Years after Karen Carpenter’s death in 1983, fans still flock to her house in Downey, California, to leave flowers, peek in the windows, ring the doorbell and be expected to be given a tour, much to the chagrin of the owners of the home. Who can blame them for being so irritated? Now the owners […]

I was flying to Orlando for a set of meetings and, while reading RIS, I saw an ad for sold properties and a quote from Alex Perriello that talked about spending 20% of one’s marketing budget on sold properties.
I’m here to tell you that Zillow can do this unlike any other Web site out there […]

Sometime last Friday, real estate agent number 100,000 (yes, one hundred thousand!) registered on Zillow and posted a listing for sale in Niceville, Florida. I’d like to say; “Welcome to Zillow!” to Jamee Graff (pictured at left.) Jamee is a Realtor with The Real Estate Market Inc in Destin, FL.
This is a huge milestone for […]

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