Comments on: Zillow 2.0 is out – Westlake Village start your photocopiers http://raincityguide.com/2006/09/19/zillow-20-is-out-westlake-village-start-your-photocopiers/ Seattle's Leading Resource for Real Estate Information Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:58:53 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Dear Zillow-meisters – Better start makin’ copies of the Trulia-nator | Rain City Guide | A Seattle Real Estate Blog... http://raincityguide.com/2006/09/19/zillow-20-is-out-westlake-village-start-your-photocopiers/#comment-241024 Dear Zillow-meisters – Better start makin’ copies of the Trulia-nator | Rain City Guide | A Seattle Real Estate Blog... Wed, 09 Jan 2008 08:07:07 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2006/09/19/zillow-20-is-out-westlake-village-start-your-photocopiers/#comment-241024 [...] Dear Zillow-meisters – Better start makin’ copies of the Trulia-nator January 9, 2008 The folks at Trulia, have just released a new feature that is cooler than the frozen tundra of Lambeau Field (PS – GO HAWKS). In fact, I think Zillow and Realtor.com will need to order more photocopiers. Trulia has just released their Trulia Publisher Platform, and the coolness of this feature is that it lets publishers use their search technology, with your listings, with a publisher’s co-branding, and at no cost to the publisher. This is the real estate equivalent of Google Adwords and will change the nature of the real estate web advertising game, perhaps drastically. [...] [...] Dear Zillow-meisters – Better start makin’ copies of the Trulia-nator January 9, 2008 The folks at Trulia, have just released a new feature that is cooler than the frozen tundra of Lambeau Field (PS – GO HAWKS). In fact, I think Zillow and Realtor.com will need to order more photocopiers. Trulia has just released their Trulia Publisher Platform, and the coolness of this feature is that it lets publishers use their search technology, with your listings, with a publisher’s co-branding, and at no cost to the publisher. This is the real estate equivalent of Google Adwords and will change the nature of the real estate web advertising game, perhaps drastically. [...]

]]> By: MyZillow Ponderings | Mortgage Industry Blog http://raincityguide.com/2006/09/19/zillow-20-is-out-westlake-village-start-your-photocopiers/#comment-202304 MyZillow Ponderings | Mortgage Industry Blog Tue, 30 Oct 2007 06:46:52 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2006/09/19/zillow-20-is-out-westlake-village-start-your-photocopiers/#comment-202304 [...] More on Zillow today at Rain City | John Cook | Sellsious | LOTECH | BloodhoundBlog [...] [...] More on Zillow today at Rain City | John Cook | Sellsious | LOTECH | BloodhoundBlog [...]

]]> By: RefiTracker.com » MyZillow Ponderings http://raincityguide.com/2006/09/19/zillow-20-is-out-westlake-village-start-your-photocopiers/#comment-63008 RefiTracker.com » MyZillow Ponderings Sun, 14 Jan 2007 00:18:32 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2006/09/19/zillow-20-is-out-westlake-village-start-your-photocopiers/#comment-63008 [...] My first thought was that this would be a great tool for Real Estate Agents that would like to track all the homes in their prospect farm. But that’s of little use to me. But then I thought of a way for mortgage brokers to use it. nnnnMyZillow allows you to make “estimates” of what a property is worth. The estimate takes Zillow’s data and adjusts for specific information you know about the home. Then they generate a monthly email letting you know what those values are doing, while adjusting for your estimate. nMortgage Brokers are in a unique position to make these estimates in a way that real estate agents cannot. Every time a broker does a refi, they can use the appraisal to work up the estimate to match the real value. Then you can save that estimate in MyZillow. You get a monthly report on that homes value. Now you know about how much the home has appreciated, and how much of the mortgage is likely paid off. With this data, you have a pretty good idea of your existing client base’s equity, and can market to them accordingly. nBased on this information, you could send out reminders that they may have reached 80% LTV, and should look into getting their MI dropped. Or, you could send out offers on HELOC’s, or Cash Outs. Yould could give them a heads up that properties are dropping in their neighborhood. Whatever you do, it’s just another way to help keep in touch with past (and hopefully future) clients.nMore on Zillow today atnRain City | John Cook | Sellsious | LOTECH | BloodhoundBlogn [...] [...] My first thought was that this would be a great tool for Real Estate Agents that would like to track all the homes in their prospect farm. But that’s of little use to me. But then I thought of a way for mortgage brokers to use it. nnnnMyZillow allows you to make “estimates” of what a property is worth. The estimate takes Zillow’s data and adjusts for specific information you know about the home. Then they generate a monthly email letting you know what those values are doing, while adjusting for your estimate. nMortgage Brokers are in a unique position to make these estimates in a way that real estate agents cannot. Every time a broker does a refi, they can use the appraisal to work up the estimate to match the real value. Then you can save that estimate in MyZillow. You get a monthly report on that homes value. Now you know about how much the home has appreciated, and how much of the mortgage is likely paid off. With this data, you have a pretty good idea of your existing client base’s equity, and can market to them accordingly. nBased on this information, you could send out reminders that they may have reached 80% LTV, and should look into getting their MI dropped. Or, you could send out offers on HELOC’s, or Cash Outs. Yould could give them a heads up that properties are dropping in their neighborhood. Whatever you do, it’s just another way to help keep in touch with past (and hopefully future) clients.nMore on Zillow today atnRain City | John Cook | Sellsious | LOTECH | BloodhoundBlogn [...]

]]> By: Three Oceans Real Estate» Blog Archive » Fun with Zillow — #4 — Exploring Zillow’s new features http://raincityguide.com/2006/09/19/zillow-20-is-out-westlake-village-start-your-photocopiers/#comment-21040 Three Oceans Real Estate» Blog Archive » Fun with Zillow — #4 — Exploring Zillow’s new features Fri, 06 Oct 2006 23:39:36 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2006/09/19/zillow-20-is-out-westlake-village-start-your-photocopiers/#comment-21040 [...] September 22nd, 2006 by Kevin Hats off to the Zillow team for adding some ridiculously “z-addictive” features to their offering! The real estate blogosphere is abuzz with comments, some relatively positive and some negative. [...] [...] September 22nd, 2006 by Kevin Hats off to the Zillow team for adding some ridiculously “z-addictive” features to their offering! The real estate blogosphere is abuzz with comments, some relatively positive and some negative. [...]

]]> By: Dustin http://raincityguide.com/2006/09/19/zillow-20-is-out-westlake-village-start-your-photocopiers/#comment-18559 Dustin Thu, 21 Sep 2006 17:23:44 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2006/09/19/zillow-20-is-out-westlake-village-start-your-photocopiers/#comment-18559 David G. You are being picked up by <a href="http://akismet.com/" rel="nofollow">Akismet's spam filter</a>, and I don't know why... My guess is some people on other WordPress blogs have called your comments "spam" and so they are being picked up on my site as well. I try to go through my spam folder often, but when things get hot-and-heavy around here, I'm rarely fast enough! :) My experience has been that if I move enough of your comments out of the spam folder, Akismet will learn and stop messing with us! David G. You are being picked up by Akismet’s spam filter, and I don’t know why… My guess is some people on other WordPress blogs have called your comments “spam” and so they are being picked up on my site as well. I try to go through my spam folder often, but when things get hot-and-heavy around here, I’m rarely fast enough! :)

My experience has been that if I move enough of your comments out of the spam folder, Akismet will learn and stop messing with us!

]]> By: Cheryl, Broker in L A CA http://raincityguide.com/2006/09/19/zillow-20-is-out-westlake-village-start-your-photocopiers/#comment-18536 Cheryl, Broker in L A CA Thu, 21 Sep 2006 14:08:48 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2006/09/19/zillow-20-is-out-westlake-village-start-your-photocopiers/#comment-18536 The concern I have: My little corner of Los Angeles is notorious for illegal additions. If the city record says there are 2 bathrooms, but the home actually has 3 bathrooms, there is a good chance that the third bathroom was added without proper building permits or required city inspections. Unpermitted additions are a legal minefield for real estate agents as it is. Now we'll have owner-entered info turning up on Zillow to confound the situation even further. I hope Zillow adds a large ~visible~ disclaimer about building permit status! The concern I have: My little corner of Los Angeles is notorious for illegal additions. If the city record says there are 2 bathrooms, but the home actually has 3 bathrooms, there is a good chance that the third bathroom was added without proper building permits or required city inspections.

Unpermitted additions are a legal minefield for real estate agents as it is. Now we’ll have owner-entered info turning up on Zillow to confound the situation even further.

I hope Zillow adds a large ~visible~ disclaimer about building permit status!

]]> By: Real Central VA - Tracking the Charlottesville and Central VA real estate market and more » Google and Zillow http://raincityguide.com/2006/09/19/zillow-20-is-out-westlake-village-start-your-photocopiers/#comment-18517 Real Central VA - Tracking the Charlottesville and Central VA real estate market and more » Google and Zillow Thu, 21 Sep 2006 11:04:37 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2006/09/19/zillow-20-is-out-westlake-village-start-your-photocopiers/#comment-18517 [...] Google and Zillow By Jim Duncan All the talk for the past few days has focused on Zillow. Zillow this, Zillow that. Rightfully so, and Zillow seems to be courting the bloggers as well - something that larger corporations (MLS’) would be wise to do - (from an email I received from Zillow): I’m guessing you might have already heard, but I thought I’d mail you anyway regarding the new version of Zillow that we shipped last night, which includes the ability for homeowners to update and add information about their home, such as a recent remodel or the existence of a waterfront view. From the search page , there are now dynamic heat maps as well. I think the new features are pretty cool- check this post on our blog for more info [...] [...] Google and Zillow By Jim Duncan All the talk for the past few days has focused on Zillow. Zillow this, Zillow that. Rightfully so, and Zillow seems to be courting the bloggers as well – something that larger corporations (MLS’) would be wise to do – (from an email I received from Zillow): I’m guessing you might have already heard, but I thought I’d mail you anyway regarding the new version of Zillow that we shipped last night, which includes the ability for homeowners to update and add information about their home, such as a recent remodel or the existence of a waterfront view. From the search page , there are now dynamic heat maps as well. I think the new features are pretty cool- check this post on our blog for more info [...]

]]> By: Galen http://raincityguide.com/2006/09/19/zillow-20-is-out-westlake-village-start-your-photocopiers/#comment-18499 Galen Thu, 21 Sep 2006 07:51:01 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2006/09/19/zillow-20-is-out-westlake-village-start-your-photocopiers/#comment-18499 Right now, there isn't much point in faking Zillow ownership - no one is really looking. If it does matter at some time in the future, and it's still as easy to sign up as it is now, it will be a great tool for fighting any nasty neighbors on the block. "Oh yeah, your house is now 500 sqft smaller!" Right now, there isn’t much point in faking Zillow ownership – no one is really looking.

If it does matter at some time in the future, and it’s still as easy to sign up as it is now, it will be a great tool for fighting any nasty neighbors on the block. “Oh yeah, your house is now 500 sqft smaller!”

]]> By: David G from Zillow.com http://raincityguide.com/2006/09/19/zillow-20-is-out-westlake-village-start-your-photocopiers/#comment-18493 David G from Zillow.com Thu, 21 Sep 2006 07:16:01 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2006/09/19/zillow-20-is-out-westlake-village-start-your-photocopiers/#comment-18493 All - I now that this forum is very focused on the period of homeownership that surrounds a sale - that is your job - but remember that there is another seven years (on average) in the relationship between home and owner - and now you can start to manage and view that relationship on Zillow. Adam - Please read the review Kevin posted and note that claiming integrity ratchets up with the number of houses claimed - you may get away with what you have suggested once, but not twice! Also, if you claim my house, I will be notified with instructions on how to lock down that claim so that you cannot do it again. We thought this through. Yes, home facts do not update your Zestimate - we may include them in the future and are noodling on how best to do it (only "fools rush in") - but in the meantime, owners publish estimates based on their facts - and we publish Zestimates based on the county record. More data = good. Sheryl - I am glad you find the site useful but I am confused as to how your comment applies to the features we launched today. Are homeowners not people? The tools we launched today serve homeowners - yes, some people will use them subjectively and some will even demonstrate their lack of understanding of the Real Estate market - and that is OK because when they come to sell their homes, they will need your help and will hopefully find you on Zillow. Listing agents should probably consider the beauty of being able to view an owners sense of the value of their home prior to even meeting them. Dustin - Thanks - please do try out our new features! As an aside, are my comments being moderated? They used to post immediately but now there is a few hours delay and one response has not posted in the 3+ hours since I sent it. Hence my repitition above. I know Typepad was down for some of today - maybe it was that. All –
I now that this forum is very focused on the period of homeownership that surrounds a sale – that is your job – but remember that there is another seven years (on average) in the relationship between home and owner – and now you can start to manage and view that relationship on Zillow.

Adam -
Please read the review Kevin posted and note that claiming integrity ratchets up with the number of houses claimed – you may get away with what you have suggested once, but not twice! Also, if you claim my house, I will be notified with instructions on how to lock down that claim so that you cannot do it again. We thought this through. Yes, home facts do not update your Zestimate – we may include them in the future and are noodling on how best to do it (only “fools rush in”) – but in the meantime, owners publish estimates based on their facts – and we publish Zestimates based on the county record. More data = good.

Sheryl -
I am glad you find the site useful but I am confused as to how your comment applies to the features we launched today. Are homeowners not people? The tools we launched today serve homeowners – yes, some people will use them subjectively and some will even demonstrate their lack of understanding of the Real Estate market – and that is OK because when they come to sell their homes, they will need your help and will hopefully find you on Zillow. Listing agents should probably consider the beauty of being able to view an owners sense of the value of their home prior to even meeting them.

Dustin –
Thanks – please do try out our new features! As an aside, are my comments being moderated? They used to post immediately but now there is a few hours delay and one response has not posted in the 3+ hours since I sent it. Hence my repitition above. I know Typepad was down for some of today – maybe it was that.

]]> By: ARDELL http://raincityguide.com/2006/09/19/zillow-20-is-out-westlake-village-start-your-photocopiers/#comment-18491 ARDELL Thu, 21 Sep 2006 06:55:20 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2006/09/19/zillow-20-is-out-westlake-village-start-your-photocopiers/#comment-18491 I just looked up a house listed at almost $2,500,000 and Zillow says it's worth $1,100,000...they are both wrong LOL. OK, enough playing. I just looked up a house listed at almost $2,500,000 and Zillow says it’s worth $1,100,000…they are both wrong LOL. OK, enough playing.

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