Saturday, September 1, 2007

Zillow.com - great for BRAC

I browsed the 2.0 awards list andI decided to look at a real estate site called "Zillow" because I used to work for a real estate magazine and out of habit, I still follow the real estate market. WOW - this is far, far superior to any other real estate site I've ever looked at. Homes.com and Realtor.com can't come close. This lists "For Sale by Owner" properties in addition to the ones listed by realtors, it offers aerial views, it is extremely current (unlike the others which never seem to get updated frequently enough), it has a "zestimate" feature which acts as an unofficial appraisal (when the "zestimate" is way out of whack with the selling price, it's kind of a red flag), and it's very interactive - you can leave comments/questions, etc. It offers general helpful information about the local and national real estate markets, too. It has other great features, too, which I won't go on and on about, but suffice it to say, I'm going to suggest this to patrons who ask me about the real estate market in Harford County, like BRAC people, for example.

3 comments:

Unknown said...

Hi Karen,

It's David from Zillow.

Thank you - we love to hear from visitors who enjoy our site. Have a great weekend!

Unknown said...

Hi Karen,

It's David from Zillow.

Thank you - we love to hear from visitors who enjoy our site. Have a great weekend!

beginningquilts said...

Karen, I am still desperately trying to finish up 2.o, but Zillow sounds interestinfg , so I may get side tracked. This is actually my first comment on anyone's blog, but I guess it is part of the experience. Heidi