Zillow.com Launches BETA
A: Thanks Tony for the note as Im working from the mountains here in New Paltz. Zillow.com launched their BETA site in the wee hours of the morning and it looks to be favoring a home valuation model of content. Not sure how urban residents will valuate individual apartments in their building, but 'house' owners certainly will find this data useful as they check to see what their homes could be worth relative to their immediate neighborhood.
So my original thoughts on the Zillow model were way off!
I haven't had a chance to fully browse the site and the other services they offer, but I did do a quick search for my parents home on Long Island, which brought up a satellite image of the area and price tags for their house and others around it.
Zillow.com Info on Meadowrue Lane in East Northport, NY
You can zoom in on each house for a popup box of info. When you click on the house details, you get a quick 1 Year chart showing the valuation increase or decrease in the last 12 months. Other info provided includes the lot size, type of residence, heating type, year built, etc.; although right now this data seems to be lacking (not uncommon for a BETA site).
I also noticed Google Ads and a Banner ad on the site. Strange to see that on such a highly publicized beta launch from a guy like Rich Barton, but I guess they need to capitilize immediately on any revenue opps that present itself during BETA testing.
More details to come when I get back into town!
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the prices seem way off for my town in New Jersey...waste of time.
Posted by anon | February 9, 2006 2:11 AM