Jan. 14, 2006 - ZILLOW.COM

HERE WE GO AGAIN!!

Another super-duper, we're gonna do it better, online real estate company!  I am absolutely positive that someone is going to get this totally right, eventually.

Best we could come up with is giving everyone the freedom of choice.  One shop for all.  Everything from top of the line representation to whatever you can negotiate.  No rules!  All is Fair Game!  Maybe if you can combine that thinking with a Zillow.com type of software talent, you'd be onto something.  The sky's the limit!  Who knows?

With the backing Zillow has, they ought to be able to come up with something good.  Or will it be all about technology?  A glorified Redfin?  Lots of Wham! Bam! Thank you. M'AM.!  Great technology and graphics, but no one who knows a hill of beans about providing real fiduciary services to the consumer?  No one who understands why 5 days is more than 6 days?  No one who understands when to NOT fill in a non-required field to better represent the seller?  Will it be representation worth less than nothing at only a fraction of the cost?  What a bargain!

Only time will tell, and we are certainly all waiting and watching.  I personally hope it's a doozie!  A real show stopper!  A real answer to bridge the gap between the old fogeys and the techies!  I know.  I'm a dreamer.

Well, so far it's all fanfare and hoopla with no substance.