One of themes that arose in discussions yesterday on Facebook was the ease with which data can be changed on Zillow to make the Zestimate more accurate. Setting aside the sense that this is a form of blackmail – either tell us everything you can about your property or we’ll estimate it’s value in
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05/05/2012
There was a telling moment on Mad Men two weeks ago, the kind of dialogue that should strike anyone who is in the real estate business (or any sales business, for that matter) ... "Stop writing down what I want," said the client, "and tell me what I need." We are the ones hired for our expertise
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05/02/2012
Thomas Jefferson once said every generation needed a revolution. Real Estate 1.5 - the taking back of the online real estate space from the aggregators and advertisers can be, should be ours. Do you have the courage to join in? It's as easy as commenting, re-blogging, Tweeting (#pulltheplug) and
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05/01/2012
To be honest, I'm writing this as a reminder to myself as much as anything else as I've found myself sucked down into the rabbit hole more than once this past month or so. Listen to nearly any real estate trainer and he/she will tell you the value of connecting with your sphere, of connecting wit
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04/14/2012
At the risk of mixing musical metaphors, we have another sponsor the Reel Big Fish real estate concert as Duane Fouts, formerly of Dan Schwartz realty in Phoenix, joins Zillow as a director of "partner relations." And by partner, fellow agents, Zillow means us. Even if the company doesn't bring a
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04/11/2012
Jeff Brown, aka the Bawld Guy – one hell of a real estate investment guru, by the way – have been having a debate about the true state of the Phoenix real estate market. We don’t always reach quite the same conclusion because we find ourselves each looking primarily at one side of the supply-de
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04/06/2012
Without rehashing in depth yesterday's news that Zillow hired Jay Thompson, the company's second significant hire in the last couple of weeks, there was a theme that appeared in the comment streams that should be of concern to anyone who sells real estate. Paraphrasing, it is the idea if anyone c
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03/16/2012
Those in other markets may be familiar with a little outfit called Redfin. Okay, so it's not really a little outfit - when you suck down millions in venture capital to get rolling, you'd best not be all that little. In keeping with this year's election-centric focus, Redfin is to real estate what
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02/26/2012
I’m going to carry the current internecine real estate debate about the syndication of listings to third-party sites such as Zillow and Trulia home to your door step. If you ever have used one of these sites to search for homes, or if you know anyone who ever has done so, you absolutely must make
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02/01/2012
This was originally posted January 29 at AllPhoenixRealEstate.com. If you're not subscribed to the RSS feed, why not? Before you chalk this post up to so-called inside baseball, consider this. You or someone you love likely has used or will use Trulia, Zillow or Realtor.Com to search for homes
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01/30/2012
