Comments on: I may have found the Tellar in Zillow’s Cellar! http://4realz.net/2008/01/i-may-have-found-the-tellar-in-zillows-cellar/ Authentic Real Estate and Internet Marketing Conversations Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:12:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Dustin http://4realz.net/2008/01/i-may-have-found-the-tellar-in-zillows-cellar/#comment-2952 Dustin Tue, 09 Sep 2008 07:01:10 +0000 http://4realz.net/2008/01/05/i-may-have-found-the-tellar-in-zillows-cellar/#comment-2952 Glad you appreciated it Spencer! It was a fun find! ;) Glad you appreciated it Spencer! It was a fun find! ;)

]]> By: Spencer Rascoff http://4realz.net/2008/01/i-may-have-found-the-tellar-in-zillows-cellar/#comment-2950 Spencer Rascoff Tue, 09 Sep 2008 05:28:56 +0000 http://4realz.net/2008/01/05/i-may-have-found-the-tellar-in-zillows-cellar/#comment-2950 good sleuthing Dustin but as DavidG says, this was just one of many ideas we toyed with (and dismissed) ages ago, before settling upon free and instant access to real estate information, monetized with online advertising. We have no designs on being in the middle of the real estate transaction whatsoever. good sleuthing Dustin

but as DavidG says, this was just one of many ideas we toyed with (and dismissed) ages ago, before settling upon free and instant access to real estate information, monetized with online advertising. We have no designs on being in the middle of the real estate transaction whatsoever.

]]> By: Is Zillow Preparing to Launch a Virutal Tour on Steroids? « 4realz.net http://4realz.net/2008/01/i-may-have-found-the-tellar-in-zillows-cellar/#comment-649 Is Zillow Preparing to Launch a Virutal Tour on Steroids? « 4realz.net Wed, 16 Jan 2008 09:43:09 +0000 http://4realz.net/2008/01/05/i-may-have-found-the-tellar-in-zillows-cellar/#comment-649 [...] January 16, 2008 by Dustin … Or am I just having too much fun digging into the US Patent Office website for patent applications filed by Zillow employees?  (Previous patent digs can be found on my post about Zillow’s auction patent…) [...] [...] January 16, 2008 by Dustin … Or am I just having too much fun digging into the US Patent Office website for patent applications filed by Zillow employees?  (Previous patent digs can be found on my post about Zillow’s auction patent…) [...]

]]> By: Jani http://4realz.net/2008/01/i-may-have-found-the-tellar-in-zillows-cellar/#comment-648 Jani Tue, 15 Jan 2008 08:26:16 +0000 http://4realz.net/2008/01/05/i-may-have-found-the-tellar-in-zillows-cellar/#comment-648 Agree with Miss Marlow - with all this trend of standardizing listing information, it seems that it would be quite difficult for any website to be part of the transaction. I can forsee, e.g. google, providing complete coverage of all the listings for free one the data feeds are established. Agree with Miss Marlow – with all this trend of standardizing listing information, it seems that it would be quite difficult for any website to be part of the transaction. I can forsee, e.g. google, providing complete coverage of all the listings for free one the data feeds are established.

]]> By: I read about the tracking of feed views… « 4realz.net http://4realz.net/2008/01/i-may-have-found-the-tellar-in-zillows-cellar/#comment-647 I read about the tracking of feed views… « 4realz.net Tue, 15 Jan 2008 05:01:42 +0000 http://4realz.net/2008/01/05/i-may-have-found-the-tellar-in-zillows-cellar/#comment-647 [...] on my recent post about Zillow’s auction patent, most of the traffic came from links from other blogs, so this chart looks very [...] [...] on my recent post about Zillow’s auction patent, most of the traffic came from links from other blogs, so this chart looks very [...]

]]> By: Dustin http://4realz.net/2008/01/i-may-have-found-the-tellar-in-zillows-cellar/#comment-642 Dustin Wed, 09 Jan 2008 17:20:55 +0000 http://4realz.net/2008/01/05/i-may-have-found-the-tellar-in-zillows-cellar/#comment-642 Marlow, while the individual realtor feeds may be conditional, my educated guess is that most of the listing Zillow is looking to get (or has already gotten) come with contracts that ensure the brokerages keep sending the feeds as long as Zillow keeps up their side of the bargain. Following your point, adding a transactional element would likely be one of the things that WOULD trigger the ability for brokers to stop sending their listings. Marlow, while the individual realtor feeds may be conditional, my educated guess is that most of the listing Zillow is looking to get (or has already gotten) come with contracts that ensure the brokerages keep sending the feeds as long as Zillow keeps up their side of the bargain. Following your point, adding a transactional element would likely be one of the things that WOULD trigger the ability for brokers to stop sending their listings.

]]> By: Miss Marlow http://4realz.net/2008/01/i-may-have-found-the-tellar-in-zillows-cellar/#comment-644 Miss Marlow Wed, 09 Jan 2008 09:43:41 +0000 http://4realz.net/2008/01/05/i-may-have-found-the-tellar-in-zillows-cellar/#comment-644 And remember, what Realtors giveth, Realtors can take away. The minute brokers and agents realized they were being disintermediated, they'd pull the plug on all those conditional feeds. Without them, they're back to bare-bones content based on tax records and past sales. And remember, what Realtors giveth, Realtors can take away. The minute brokers and agents realized they were being disintermediated, they’d pull the plug on all those conditional feeds. Without them, they’re back to bare-bones content based on tax records and past sales.

]]> By: Dustin http://4realz.net/2008/01/i-may-have-found-the-tellar-in-zillows-cellar/#comment-643 Dustin Mon, 07 Jan 2008 21:24:34 +0000 http://4realz.net/2008/01/05/i-may-have-found-the-tellar-in-zillows-cellar/#comment-643 David: thanks for stopping by. I can't say I'm surprised by your response, although I would say it is a bit bold to say that expertise was missing from the marketplace. Nonetheless, I think I know where you are going with that comment. David: thanks for stopping by. I can’t say I’m surprised by your response, although I would say it is a bit bold to say that expertise was missing from the marketplace. Nonetheless, I think I know where you are going with that comment.

]]> By: David G from Zillow.com http://4realz.net/2008/01/i-may-have-found-the-tellar-in-zillows-cellar/#comment-646 David G from Zillow.com Mon, 07 Jan 2008 16:20:21 +0000 http://4realz.net/2008/01/05/i-may-have-found-the-tellar-in-zillows-cellar/#comment-646 Hi Dustin, In the early days, before Zestimates, we were trying to identify the consumer’s edge in real estate and kicked around a lot of ideas. Auctions were one of them but frankly, the concept did not test well and looking back on our experiences it’s not surprising that auctions aren’t widely employed in selling homes. We then realized that it was access to information and expertise that were the missing from the real estate marketplace and so we settled on the media business model and advertising product. Hi Dustin,

In the early days, before Zestimates, we were trying to identify the consumer’s edge in real estate and kicked around a lot of ideas. Auctions were one of them but frankly, the concept did not test well and looking back on our experiences it’s not surprising that auctions aren’t widely employed in selling homes. We then realized that it was access to information and expertise that were the missing from the real estate marketplace and so we settled on the media business model and advertising product.

]]> By: The Odysseus Medal competition — Voting for the People’s Choice Award is open | BloodhoundBlog: Real estate marketing and technology blog | Realtors and real estate, mortgages, lending, investments http://4realz.net/2008/01/i-may-have-found-the-tellar-in-zillows-cellar/#comment-645 The Odysseus Medal competition — Voting for the People’s Choice Award is open | BloodhoundBlog: Real estate marketing and technology blog | Realtors and real estate, mortgages, lending, investments Sun, 06 Jan 2008 20:17:31 +0000 http://4realz.net/2008/01/05/i-may-have-found-the-tellar-in-zillows-cellar/#comment-645 [...] Race, Dodd Exits Presidential Race; Focus Turns to LendersDustin Luther — Zillow RE Auction, I may have found the Tellar in Zillow’s Cellar!Brian Brady — Todd Kaufman, The Todd Kaufman Problem Is Your Problem, TooJay Thompson — [...] [...] Race, Dodd Exits Presidential Race; Focus Turns to LendersDustin Luther — Zillow RE Auction, I may have found the Tellar in Zillow’s Cellar!Brian Brady — Todd Kaufman, The Todd Kaufman Problem Is Your Problem, TooJay Thompson — [...]

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