Paul Kaihla of the The Real Estate Economy, a member of the Business 2.0 Beta blog network, quoted us regarding Zillow in their article Zillow Re-Positions itself as a property listings site.
Check it out.
Update:
Sellsius° Piles on Zillow by Paul Kaihla The Real Estate Economy
Um, what is that noise when I open your page, gents?
I’m blessedly schizophrenic on Zillow. I’ve added a handful of my listings, if only because I believe I can leverage the exposure and the zestimates to my client’s benefit.
At the same time, I’m actively looking for the other shoe to drop. And once Zillow starts charging, I’m looking for the door.
JD We dont blame you. But kick up a fuss about the zestimate next to your list price and maybe they’ll let you disable it. If that right was given you, there is very little to object to. A venue is a venue. If everyone hops on and nothing is said, those guestimates will be an albatross for a long time. Who needs to spend any energy explaining them away. Geez haven’t any of these z-men ever tried to sell a house. It’s hard enuf when Aunt Betsy says it’s overpriced.
Maybe I shall, my friend … I can think of several reasons they may give for not allowing it, but they’re more or less invalidated by an owners ability to manipulate … er … adjust the data themselves.
For now, I’ve only listed those properties listed below the estimated price. No explanation needed other than “Hey, what a deal!”
JD, Now that’s the way to go–list below (the zestimate).
Though an owner can create their own estimate it will not replace the zestimate. You list with zillow you MUST take the zestimate—it’s a package deal.
PS I’d love to hear the reasons you think zillow won’t allow it other than to allow them to be removed would be an admission that they’re not helpful to sellers if inaccurate.