Comments on: Zillow Updates iPhone App For New 3.0 OS Update

By: Adyingpoet

Adyingpoet — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 11:22:00 +0000

The update wants access to all my private information? My phone calls? Why would they need my phone call information. I don’t think so, uninstalled.

By: de slabit

de slabit — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 21:22:40 +0000

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By: Alex

Alex — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:08:00 +0000

Thanks for sharing . This information is useful for me.

By: Alex

Alex — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:08:53 +0000

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By: JohnTey

JohnTey — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 06:37:42 +0000

Wow....really good stuff for real estate agen.By the way, I just went through http://giapytech.com they provide some cool software also.All the best!

By: grapeapester

grapeapester — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:45:19 +0000

Great App

By: burdickrobert

burdickrobert — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 18:15:10 +0000

There is another link under the category of personal finance but it has nothing to do with finance. If you have difficulties in making payment, you can click the link named wachoviabank.com. You will have an expert helping you to fix your problems and you don’t have to go out of your home to get the service. What you need to do is to choose a button between the two “call us today” and “we’ll call you”. Don’t you think this service shows the attentiveness and consideration of the Wachovia? It’s really good in my opinion.

By: Thomas Johnson

Thomas Johnson — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:00:32 +0000

Hi guys: Your favorite zestifarmer here. Any chance of a Blackberry iteration? There are more smartphone users out here than the ATT/Apple captives. Now that there is a blackberry dongle for Supra Keyboxes, REALTORS are moving off the Palm OS platform to BB. A Blackberry app would give Zillow exposure beyond the ATT/Apple clique.

By: Drew Meyers

Drew Meyers — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:39:14 +0000

Karen-
Of course I’m biased working at Zillow…but this is MUCH more than an app built to generate PR. I don’t think 500k people would download the app if there was no value to a home buyer/seller/owner. Being able to see what’s for sale and recently sold right around me is a pretty compelling offering in my opinion; as well as the ability to get a rough gauge of what homes in the immediate vicinity are worth. I was traveling on the east coast a few weeks ago, and constantly found myself pulling up the iPhone app to see what nearby condos were selling for.

2/3 of Zillow’s traffic (8.9 million UUs last month) is looking to buy or sell in the next 2 years.

By: Karen

Karen — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 01:46:22 +0000

Spencer,

Ultimately what is the value proposition of the app and who benefits from using it? Users don’t need another mapping application and based on your own example, you use it like a card trick among friends, not a business tool.

As long as Zillow leads with ‘zestimates’ the company will overwhelmingly attract non-qualified buyers to its website. While the numbers might be big, they are of limited use to agents if the perception continues to be that most Zillow visitors are not actively in the market. While big portal numbers do have their place in winning a listing presentation, Zillow can not depend heavily on agent purchased advertising and expect to succeed long term.

Let’s call this app what it is, a very well done device to generate PR. Its only use to agents is to show just how inaccurate zestimates can be and reinforce to buyers and sellers that a realtor is the single most accurate way to determine a home’s value.