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Zillow Adds Sideways and Over the Top Mapping

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Zillow is adding overhead and sideways mapping using the same technology found in Microsoft’s Virtual Earth product. Instead of seeing the rooftops of homes as most mapping programs provide, the Zillow product will show 45 degree angles of the homes [...]

14Apr2006 | Tom Royce | 3 comments | Continued

Introducing Google Real Estate Beta

It looks like Google is coming out with a real estate tool which has the potential to be a category killer. via Steve Rubel. There have been many companies that have created google mash ups, but will this be the game changer?

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4Apr2006 | Tom Royce | 1 comment | Continued

Legislator in New Jersey wants to Lock Up Housing Records From Public

And the Jersey Shore Bubble Blogger has done a great job with this story, so go read it.
Now.
It really shows that those with vested interests will do whatever it takes to protect those interests. Threats like Zillow and other real estate tools are making the old guard fearful.

22Feb2006 | Tom Royce | 0 comments | Continued

Zillow Gets Real Estate License in Many States

Claiming still that they are not getting into the real estate brokerage business, Zillow still has gotten real estate licenses in Washington state and other states recently the Seattle Post Intelligencer is reporting this morning.
Richard Barton, CEO of Zillow, has said repeatedly that the mission of the company is not to directly sell real [...]

18Feb2006 | Tom Royce | 2 comments | Continued

PropertyShark and Trulia Join Forces To Combat Zillow

PropertyShark, a regional property informational site, and Trulia, a regional real estate search engine, are going to be sharing resources in response to the arrival of Zillow this past week. Zillow has the early lead in the online real estate information marketplace as they have a significantly stronger investment and infrastructure, even with accuracy issues during their [...]

16Feb2006 | Tom Royce | 1 comment | Continued

Zillow Launches: Valuation Tool For Homeowners

The long anticipated launch of Zillow.com occurred last night in Beta form. The company unveiled the product which will provide valuation services for homeowners. By providing the service online, Zillow hopes to provide an accurate valuation for homeowners and buyers in the real estate marketplace.
While others charge for this service online, Zillow is going to [...]

8Feb2006 | Tom Royce | 1 comment | Continued

Zillow Secrets Revealed? Some were today…

Zillow went live with their beta today. We have it covered here. The following was a prognostication I made a few weeks ago.
Call Zillow the web version of Real Estate 2.0 . Richard Barton, founder of Zillow, gave a talk today at the Inman Conference in New York City and did not reveal the business plan, [...]

13Jan2006 | Tom Royce | 9 comments | Continued

Zillow Founder Rich Barton to Speak at Connect NYC

Connect NYC is a real estate technology conference that will take place on January 11 to 13, 2006. The conference will concentrate on how technology and real estate can work together to make the industry more effective.
Rich Barton is the speaker that has everyone buzzing. Rich is the founder of Zillow, a company that has [...]

27Dec2005 | Tom Royce | 0 comments | Continued

Is Zillow the beginning of the end of the 6 Percent Commission?

Zillow. Zillow. This could be the term that the traditional real estate agent will dread, much as Expedia is the name that helped put thousands of travel agents out of work. The worst part for your neighborhood realtor, the same guys that started Expedia are behind Zillow.
No one really knows what Zillow will do. [...]

7Nov2005 | Tom Royce | 3 comments | Continued