Comments on: Zillow In Zrouble? http://gigaom.com/2006/10/28/zillow-in-zrouble/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:01:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Trulia Adds Sequoia Cash http://gigaom.com/2006/10/28/zillow-in-zrouble/#comment-126848 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:03:46 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/10/28/zillow-in-zrouble/#comment-126848 [...] all the drama in the Web 2.0 space (Redfin getting fined, Zillow getting sued [correction: complained about and ordered to cease and desist]), there is a lot of attention on us.” For once playing nice [...]

]]> By: David G from Zillow.com http://gigaom.com/2006/10/28/zillow-in-zrouble/#comment-126847 Mon, 25 Feb 2008 22:07:46 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/10/28/zillow-in-zrouble/#comment-126847 Thanks Don – that’s good news!

]]> By: Don Moery http://gigaom.com/2006/10/28/zillow-in-zrouble/#comment-126846 Sun, 24 Feb 2008 20:49:55 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/10/28/zillow-in-zrouble/#comment-126846 I just happened on this website by accident and did a bit of quick research to support or debunk the claim that Zillow’s Zestimates were far off the mark. I looked at over a dozen properties in our neighborhood and surrounding areas in San Clemente, CA and Zestimates overall are certainly within a reasonably narrow range of what the properties are actually worth. I know this real estate market as well or better than any so-called real estate professional. They come and go and I have been tracking it for years.

]]> By: Jim Johnson http://gigaom.com/2006/10/28/zillow-in-zrouble/#comment-126845 Mon, 08 Jan 2007 04:30:51 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/10/28/zillow-in-zrouble/#comment-126845 Donald

Ulistit.com is a cool site that allows sellers to list their house themselves. Taking a little control back from the agents.

]]> By: donald scotten http://gigaom.com/2006/10/28/zillow-in-zrouble/#comment-126844 Mon, 27 Nov 2006 04:50:18 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/10/28/zillow-in-zrouble/#comment-126844 Zillow is great. Nothing is perfect in real estate but how can consumers be harmed by having more rather than less information? The real problem is the real estate industry, which has so complicated the property selling process that no one can do anything without hiring “professionals.”

]]> By: quixote http://gigaom.com/2006/10/28/zillow-in-zrouble/#comment-126843 Mon, 13 Nov 2006 21:09:47 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/10/28/zillow-in-zrouble/#comment-126843 i’ve been buying real eatate using zillow just as a reference, a rough idea, a ballpark. guess what? hud and accomplices are now selling foreclosures right at zillow’s zestimate numbers
is this a coincidence or a guideline?
it seems like, for a reference tool at least, zillow is great.

]]> By: Robert http://gigaom.com/2006/10/28/zillow-in-zrouble/#comment-126842 Thu, 09 Nov 2006 00:03:01 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/10/28/zillow-in-zrouble/#comment-126842 I like how it’s taken for granted that human appraisals are more impartial and ultimately more accurate. In Seattle it’s been (read past tense) common practice for buyers to get into bidding wars and houses going for 30-50% over asking price–how’s that for accuracy.

]]> By: Habib http://gigaom.com/2006/10/28/zillow-in-zrouble/#comment-126841 Fri, 03 Nov 2006 20:16:01 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/10/28/zillow-in-zrouble/#comment-126841 Altos Research is approaching this market from the bottom up, gathering very detailed information in local markets. Right now they have detailed info on the Bay Area Markets, Chicago and Seattle, and I assume more to come. I don’t know how Altos gets its info, but it seems accurate. When they scale, they will help solve this problem.

http://www.altosresearch.com

]]> By: Todd http://gigaom.com/2006/10/28/zillow-in-zrouble/#comment-126840 Wed, 01 Nov 2006 00:35:55 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/10/28/zillow-in-zrouble/#comment-126840 I agree with Elliot. Anything that shakes up the market and brings more fairness is a good thing. Does Zillow need work? Yes. Isn’t it still “beta”?

]]> By: Elliott C. Back http://gigaom.com/2006/10/28/zillow-in-zrouble/#comment-126839 Tue, 31 Oct 2006 00:45:56 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/10/28/zillow-in-zrouble/#comment-126839 When you’re started shaking up the established monopolies, you know you’ve got a great idea. Zillow isn’t perfect, but as it gets better, a lot of people in the valuations industry will find their roles threatened.

]]> By: pwb http://gigaom.com/2006/10/28/zillow-in-zrouble/#comment-126838 Mon, 30 Oct 2006 22:55:18 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/10/28/zillow-in-zrouble/#comment-126838 For anyone who disagress with Zillow’s valuations, put up your numbers and let us decide. And please let us know if you are a buyer or seller.

]]> By: chris holland http://gigaom.com/2006/10/28/zillow-in-zrouble/#comment-126837 Mon, 30 Oct 2006 21:40:01 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/10/28/zillow-in-zrouble/#comment-126837 A few months back, RealEstateABC.com, an Internet Brands company, launched a very powerful home valuation tool, similar in concept to Zillow’s but with better execution, and more user-friendly, imho.

]]> By: Kevin Krewell http://gigaom.com/2006/10/28/zillow-in-zrouble/#comment-126836 Mon, 30 Oct 2006 19:06:58 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/10/28/zillow-in-zrouble/#comment-126836 I tried Zillow quite a while ago and found that the valuations were significantly flawed because it didn’t factor in information about school districts and neighborhoods. Even within a short distance, the house prices can vary by 100′s of thousands based on which school district, the age of the specific development, and being on the “right side of the tracks.” For Zillow to be better, it needed to doa better job of learning those differences and adding more levels of data mining. As a simple mash-up, it’s only a toy, not a tool.

]]> By: Creon http://gigaom.com/2006/10/28/zillow-in-zrouble/#comment-126835 Mon, 30 Oct 2006 18:52:20 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/10/28/zillow-in-zrouble/#comment-126835 I have to agree that Zillow’s numbers are way, way off. I put my home on the market recently, and the difference between Zillow’s estimate, which has varied wildly in the last 12 months, versus the price determine by our agent after a CMA was enormous. Zillow has been off as much as 160%. It is, at best, a fun toy, and at worst, an incredibly unreliable and misleading benchmark.

]]> By: Om Malik http://gigaom.com/2006/10/28/zillow-in-zrouble/#comment-126834 Mon, 30 Oct 2006 03:42:16 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/10/28/zillow-in-zrouble/#comment-126834 hey bill, i stand corrected. at least one of us had a good weekend.

]]> By: Bill Gurley http://gigaom.com/2006/10/28/zillow-in-zrouble/#comment-126833 Mon, 30 Oct 2006 02:39:34 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/10/28/zillow-in-zrouble/#comment-126833 To the contrary Om, I had a rather pleasant weekend.

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