Comments on: Zillow adds “For Sale” postings and other goodies http://360digest.com/2006/12/07/zillow-adds-for-sale-postings-and-other-goodies/ Seattle Real Estate Blog for those interested in Seattle real estate, popular culture, tech, news and opinion. Sun, 05 Sep 2010 19:40:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Showed.mobi » Zillow adds “For Sale” postings and other goodies http://360digest.com/2006/12/07/zillow-adds-for-sale-postings-and-other-goodies/comment-page-1/#comment-10145 Showed.mobi » Zillow adds “For Sale” postings and other goodies Sun, 17 Dec 2006 02:21:07 +0000 http://360digest.com/2006/12/07/zillow-adds-for-sale-postings-and-other-goodies/#comment-10145 [...] More, please! - Russell Shaw writes brilliantly on Zillow and disintermediation of real estate agents by digging up some old quotes of by Rich Barton. Says Barton: ““People want Realtors,” he said. “But is it rational to pay Realtors what they are paid?” He says he thinks they are overpaid because customers are doing more of the work themselves. Zillow, for [...]Zillow Talk - “The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated.” — Mark Twain Zillow announced with great fanfare, new features designed to capture more eyeballs. You’d think it was the end of the world with bloggers, agents, commentators and pundits declaring the end of real estate sales as we know it and the beginning of a [...]Zillow adds “For Sale” postings and other goodies - Well, I’m sure last to the party on this one. It’s after midnight, I just got home, and look what’s hit the fan….. Reading everyone else’s comments, it seems that everything’s already been said and I hate to be repetitive, but I will point out that a variation of the “Make Me Move” feature has [...]Press rehashes same old story - Alan J. Heavens wrote an article for the Philadelphia Inquirer that was re-printed the last few days in the Seattle Times, The Denver Post, the ContraCosta Times, The Detroit Free Press, The Mercury News, The Milwaukee Journal , and other newspapers around the country. Each newspaper writes their own headlines and they ranged from [...]Oh look, a new blog…. - I look forward to more upbeat posts from this cheerleader of the real estate industry…… Buzz Saw’s Miter Box. [...] [...] More, please! – Russell Shaw writes brilliantly on Zillow and disintermediation of real estate agents by digging up some old quotes of by Rich Barton. Says Barton: ““People want Realtors,” he said. “But is it rational to pay Realtors what they are paid?” He says he thinks they are overpaid because customers are doing more of the work themselves. Zillow, for [...]Zillow Talk – “The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated.” — Mark Twain Zillow announced with great fanfare, new features designed to capture more eyeballs. You’d think it was the end of the world with bloggers, agents, commentators and pundits declaring the end of real estate sales as we know it and the beginning of a [...]Zillow adds “For Sale” postings and other goodies – Well, I’m sure last to the party on this one. It’s after midnight, I just got home, and look what’s hit the fan….. Reading everyone else’s comments, it seems that everything’s already been said and I hate to be repetitive, but I will point out that a variation of the “Make Me Move” feature has [...]Press rehashes same old story – Alan J. Heavens wrote an article for the Philadelphia Inquirer that was re-printed the last few days in the Seattle Times, The Denver Post, the ContraCosta Times, The Detroit Free Press, The Mercury News, The Milwaukee Journal , and other newspapers around the country. Each newspaper writes their own headlines and they ranged from [...]Oh look, a new blog…. – I look forward to more upbeat posts from this cheerleader of the real estate industry…… Buzz Saw’s Miter Box. [...]

]]> By: Zillow adds “For Sale” postings and other goodies - Real Estate Trend Diary - Get the latest update on Real Estate Market from top bloggers online! http://360digest.com/2006/12/07/zillow-adds-for-sale-postings-and-other-goodies/comment-page-1/#comment-9968 Zillow adds “For Sale” postings and other goodies - Real Estate Trend Diary - Get the latest update on Real Estate Market from top bloggers online! Fri, 08 Dec 2006 20:30:35 +0000 http://360digest.com/2006/12/07/zillow-adds-for-sale-postings-and-other-goodies/#comment-9968 [...] Read More [...] [...] Read More [...]

]]> By: Marlow Harris http://360digest.com/2006/12/07/zillow-adds-for-sale-postings-and-other-goodies/comment-page-1/#comment-9963 Marlow Harris Fri, 08 Dec 2006 16:42:41 +0000 http://360digest.com/2006/12/07/zillow-adds-for-sale-postings-and-other-goodies/#comment-9963 So, it's a little like Craigslist. That's cool.... So, it’s a little like Craigslist. That’s cool….

]]> By: Charleston Real Estate Blog http://360digest.com/2006/12/07/zillow-adds-for-sale-postings-and-other-goodies/comment-page-1/#comment-9958 Charleston Real Estate Blog Fri, 08 Dec 2006 13:42:45 +0000 http://360digest.com/2006/12/07/zillow-adds-for-sale-postings-and-other-goodies/#comment-9958 I think the Make Me Move is for fun, as Ardell jested about the guy with his 6 pack in his double wide asking for 1.5M. I think eyeballs are the point and Zillow will certainly get lots of them. I think the Make Me Move is for fun, as Ardell jested about the guy with his 6 pack in his double wide asking for 1.5M. I think eyeballs are the point and Zillow will certainly get lots of them.

]]> By: David G from Zillow.com http://360digest.com/2006/12/07/zillow-adds-for-sale-postings-and-other-goodies/comment-page-1/#comment-9955 David G from Zillow.com Fri, 08 Dec 2006 06:43:19 +0000 http://360digest.com/2006/12/07/zillow-adds-for-sale-postings-and-other-goodies/#comment-9955 Hi, it's David G from Zillow Ardell and jf are correct -- we maintain the freshness of listings posted on Zillow by requiring that you confirm that the posting's status is accurate. We do this every 7 days via e-mail (if there have been no status changes). It's as simple as clicking a link in an e-mail we send you. Marlow - I enjoyed talking with you today! Hi, it’s David G from Zillow

Ardell and jf are correct — we maintain the freshness of listings posted on Zillow by requiring that you confirm that the posting’s status is accurate. We do this every 7 days via e-mail (if there have been no status changes). It’s as simple as clicking a link in an e-mail we send you.

Marlow –

I enjoyed talking with you today!

]]> By: Ardell DellaLoggia http://360digest.com/2006/12/07/zillow-adds-for-sale-postings-and-other-goodies/comment-page-1/#comment-9951 Ardell DellaLoggia Thu, 07 Dec 2006 23:23:23 +0000 http://360digest.com/2006/12/07/zillow-adds-for-sale-postings-and-other-goodies/#comment-9951 It requires that you update every 7 days by responding to an email, or the listing is expunged...as I understand it. It requires that you update every 7 days by responding to an email, or the listing is expunged…as I understand it.

]]> By: Zilow This, Zillow That: Or, For the Love of Pete, Enough Already! at The Phoenix Real Estate Guy http://360digest.com/2006/12/07/zillow-adds-for-sale-postings-and-other-goodies/comment-page-1/#comment-9942 Zilow This, Zillow That: Or, For the Love of Pete, Enough Already! at The Phoenix Real Estate Guy Thu, 07 Dec 2006 22:26:43 +0000 http://360digest.com/2006/12/07/zillow-adds-for-sale-postings-and-other-goodies/#comment-9942 [...] And actually, I did intentionally plan to not write about Zillow’s news. I mean, why bother? Seems every real estate blogger on the planet is discussing it. What more could I possibly add? [...] [...] And actually, I did intentionally plan to not write about Zillow’s news. I mean, why bother? Seems every real estate blogger on the planet is discussing it. What more could I possibly add? [...]

]]> By: jf.sellsius http://360digest.com/2006/12/07/zillow-adds-for-sale-postings-and-other-goodies/comment-page-1/#comment-9941 jf.sellsius Thu, 07 Dec 2006 21:27:14 +0000 http://360digest.com/2006/12/07/zillow-adds-for-sale-postings-and-other-goodies/#comment-9941 I was going to call you Marlow, but it was late. Next time :) I agree with your statement regarding multiple feeds and the problems inherent. That's even been a bane to Google base. As I understand it, the listings not updated will be removed. I was going to call you Marlow, but it was late. Next time :)
I agree with your statement regarding multiple feeds and the problems inherent. That’s even been a bane to Google base.
As I understand it, the listings not updated will be removed.

]]> By: Seattle Real Estate News http://360digest.com/2006/12/07/zillow-adds-for-sale-postings-and-other-goodies/comment-page-1/#comment-9939 Seattle Real Estate News Thu, 07 Dec 2006 19:12:26 +0000 http://360digest.com/2006/12/07/zillow-adds-for-sale-postings-and-other-goodies/#comment-9939 <strong>Zillow adds Homes For Sale...</strong> As the rest of the blogosphere has already reported, Zillow has now added a feature to it's site that allows agents and home owner's to post their homes for sale on their website. While this was something that everyone had...... Zillow adds Homes For Sale…

As the rest of the blogosphere has already reported, Zillow has now added a feature to it’s site that allows agents and home owner’s to post their homes for sale on their website. While this was something that everyone had……

]]> By: Marlow Harris http://360digest.com/2006/12/07/zillow-adds-for-sale-postings-and-other-goodies/comment-page-1/#comment-9938 Marlow Harris Thu, 07 Dec 2006 19:06:59 +0000 http://360digest.com/2006/12/07/zillow-adds-for-sale-postings-and-other-goodies/#comment-9938 Without a real-time feed, you're still dealing with human error and/or laziness in keeping those listings up to date. Another problem, if using feeds and scraping multiple sites, is that the same house can be listed for sale multiple times. This seems to be the main problem with Yahoo Real Estate, the multiple listings of the same house for sale. Without a real-time feed, you’re still dealing with human error and/or laziness in keeping those listings up to date. Another problem, if using feeds and scraping multiple sites, is that the same house can be listed for sale multiple times. This seems to be the main problem with Yahoo Real Estate, the multiple listings of the same house for sale.

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