Comments on: Zillow continues to grow http://howardlindzon.com/zillow-continues-to-grow/ TRENDS - Find them, ride them and get off! Stocks, venture and civilization. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:19:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Howard Lindzon http://howardlindzon.com/zillow-continues-to-grow/comment-page-1/#comment-1637 Howard Lindzon Thu, 21 Sep 2006 21:00:55 +0000 http://howardlindzon.com/?p=1059#comment-1637 Maybe you should than :) Thanks for dropping by. I have been remiss in not talking about Trulia. I was a small investor in rent.com so I have seen this whole space grow. Maybe you should than :)

Thanks for dropping by. I have been remiss in not talking about Trulia.

I was a small investor in rent.com so I have seen this whole space grow.

]]> By: Joel Burslem http://howardlindzon.com/zillow-continues-to-grow/comment-page-1/#comment-1634 Joel Burslem Thu, 21 Sep 2006 20:56:20 +0000 http://howardlindzon.com/?p=1059#comment-1634 I see Zillow going vertical, but I doubt they'll get into the buying and selling of homes. Their willingness to do deals with big brokers like Prudential speak to their stated goal of playing nice with the RE industry. That's not to say that the RE industry doesn't need reforming. It does. I just wouldn't count on Zillow to do it. I see Zillow going vertical, but I doubt they’ll get into the buying and selling of homes. Their willingness to do deals with big brokers like Prudential speak to their stated goal of playing nice with the RE industry.

That’s not to say that the RE industry doesn’t need reforming. It does. I just wouldn’t count on Zillow to do it.

]]> By: Howard Lindzon http://howardlindzon.com/zillow-continues-to-grow/comment-page-1/#comment-1593 Howard Lindzon Wed, 20 Sep 2006 17:47:38 +0000 http://howardlindzon.com/?p=1059#comment-1593 BDG - you are just too skeptical but funny You always make great arguments, but consider your background and training and have some respect for some vision that makes this country great my friend. BDG – you are just too skeptical but funny

You always make great arguments, but consider your background and training and have some respect for some vision that makes this country great my friend.

]]> By: BDG123 http://howardlindzon.com/zillow-continues-to-grow/comment-page-1/#comment-1584 BDG123 Wed, 20 Sep 2006 15:41:02 +0000 http://howardlindzon.com/?p=1059#comment-1584 They have to allow homeowners to input data because all of the data they input is wrong. LOL. Was that the $57 million invested? So, now we go the Wikipedia model because they realize all of those hamsters inputing wrong data didn't work? Well, Wikipedia is successful because a core group of a few thousand global users are key to updating it. Getting millions of homeowners to update Zillow is a stretch in my estimation. Give me $50 bucks and I'll update my home. Let's see. How much would that cost them to advertise that they'll pay me then actually pay me? What's the ROI on that? I'd rather buy a McDonald's franchise and sling burgers. Better yet, a Chipotle. :) That said, there will be fits and starts in an attempt to transform the home selling process and this may end up playing some role. Their best bet may be to try to turn this site into some type of e-realty or a national service to discount realtors or homeowners wishing to list themselves. It's funny but my experience with real estate agents is also that they are big and fat. LOL!!!!! They have to allow homeowners to input data because all of the data they input is wrong. LOL. Was that the $57 million invested? So, now we go the Wikipedia model because they realize all of those hamsters inputing wrong data didn’t work? Well, Wikipedia is successful because a core group of a few thousand global users are key to updating it. Getting millions of homeowners to update Zillow is a stretch in my estimation. Give me $50 bucks and I’ll update my home. Let’s see. How much would that cost them to advertise that they’ll pay me then actually pay me? What’s the ROI on that? I’d rather buy a McDonald’s franchise and sling burgers. Better yet, a Chipotle. :)

That said, there will be fits and starts in an attempt to transform the home selling process and this may end up playing some role. Their best bet may be to try to turn this site into some type of e-realty or a national service to discount realtors or homeowners wishing to list themselves.

It’s funny but my experience with real estate agents is also that they are big and fat. LOL!!!!!

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