Cafe Hayek - Latest Comments in Zillowicious

Re: Zillowicious

triticale — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 15:59:02 -0000

They don't have an estimate on the place I'm looking to sell, which is just as well. They wouldn't know about the problem with the foundation.

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Mesa EconoGuy — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 13:19:12 -0000

In the interest of accuracy, you may want to read this recent Wall Street Journal article:

How Good Are Zillow’s Estimates?

[free link]

http://online.wsj.com/publi...

There are some significant discrepancies.

Re: Zillowicious

David G from Zillow.com — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 09:00:00 -0000

Hey Russell, it's David from Zillow. Thanks for the shout-out. Glad you enjoy the site.

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Kent Gatewood — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 07:21:52 -0000

My house has appreciated 1.8%(nominal) in 24 years (per Zillow). Long live the bubble.

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colson — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 05:50:33 -0000

yes and you can even integrate web services into your site to provide your users with some zillow data. I used it to get some neighborhood profiles and get historical sales figures for making an offer on a house in a neighborhood.