Top 5 stories of 2007
The top 5 stories on this blog from the past year - Zillow steps it up - Zillow is just "hot" What I want in a real estate website - It worked; now I have most of what I was looking for. Google and Zillow…
Carnival of RE is up
At Seattle PI. It's been so long since I last submitted to the Carnival, I forgot that not all posts get selected. So, thank you very much! I particularly like the comedy section!
Zillow cannot adapt
Update 1/11/2017: sadly, all of the outbound links are dead links. Yet. My prediction that marketing homes will become less a core component of Realtors' job requirements may be coming true. Take yesterday for example. I met a potential buyer for the first time. We…
Monday links 12-11-2006
An "optimal" population in Albemarle's future? What do the surrounding counties think about this? What happens when X number is reached? Conversation in Harrisonburg. C'ville has had the occasional blogger meetup, and this seems quite intriguing. Zillow, Realtor.com, Trulia, Propsmart, google base - in Google…
Zillow steps it up
Zillow! And may become the de facto National MLS. Greg at the Bloodhound has an extraordinary analysis. 1. The speed with which the real estate blogosphere has analyzed this is phenomenal. 2. Most real estate agents still have absolutely no clue about what Zillow is,…
Links for 13 November 2006
Condo Buyers Take Developers to Court Over Failed Promises - I wonder if we'll see any of these in the Charlottesville area. What to do when a Builder Offers to find you a loan - Read the whole thing with an extremely critical eye. Helping…
Links for 11-01-2006
A possible way to get a data off a dying hard disk- wish I had an external HD enclosure handy. With all the talk about Zillow, why no fuss about ditech.com's implementation of "eAppraisals"? They are trying to entice folks to refinance based in part…
Friday roundup
Zillow gets pillowed ... And Realtor.com's CEO goes Springer The Difference between good Realtors and bad agents Buying a new construction home? Bring your own tape! Housing Starts rebound (national) ... but building permits are down (PDF) Zillow uses their prominence to discuss eminent domain.…
Google and Zillow
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…
Last thoughts on Zillow
I am tired of Zillow. I am tired of the discussions surrounding Zillow. There are so many reasons that they are not going to be able to accurately determine the prices of so many houses, but they keep on growing for some reason or another.…