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2017 

If Every Homeowner went on Zillow and Set a "make me move" price of $100k to $200k above market value, I wonder if that would effect Zestimates and raise the values? I do wonder what kind of controls they have in place, the creator this week of StopZillow.com put out a post of his sister who is a...
07/20/2017
Great points here, I have been covering Zillow in post over the last couple weeks and I think this is a great topic under review should Brokers shut down feeds to Zillow. With all the turmoil going on with Zillow, it’s no wonder that some brokers are shutting down their listing feeds to these typ...
07/20/2017
What do you think of Zillow discontinuing manual entry of your listing beginning May 1, 2017 ?  Looks like they allow FSBO's to continue manual entry of their houses.  This is another step forward for Zillow to try and force mls's to syndicate.  #NoZillow I did a google search for Zillow and seen...
07/20/2017
Zillow is accused by up to 120 employees of failing to pay general wages, failing to pay overtime pay, and failing to provide meal and rest breaks for employees. Zillow stated "the narrative being pushed by this law firm through their multiple lawsuits is completely inconsistent with those who kn...
07/20/2017
Case 1:10-cv-00245-JJF Document 1 Filed 03/26/10   The company Smarter Agent filed a complaint against  Zillow claiming that Zillow had committed patent infringement.The lawsuit claims that these company was infringing on 3 of the patents they hold for mobile home search technology.United States ...
07/20/2017
Zillow.com was hit with a patent lawsuit. Zillow is located at 1301 Second Avenue Floor 31 Seattle, WA 98101.  The suite was brought by First American CoreLogic, at 40 Pacifica, Suite 900 Irvine, CA 92618. According to Wikipedia First American Financial Corporation (NYSE:FAF),  CoreLogic (NYSE:CL...
07/20/2017
The online real estate paid a reported $130-million to end a long legal battle with rival firm Move. If you subscribe to the Wall Stret Journal good article on the topic https://www.wsj.com/articles/zillow-to-settle-trade-secrets-suit-filed-by-move-inc-1465259201 If you dont there are a good amou...
07/19/2017
Great points even Zestimates have hurt out business, take a stand stop buying leads, "Yes it is easier to pay for a zip code then to work that back hoe" thats my favorite part. Thanks for the post Hannah and thanks for stopping by my post and comments shared. # StopZillow This post is in answer t...
07/19/2017
http://saminilaw.com/law/ex-employee-accuses-zillow-of-sexual-harassment-in-federal-lawsuit/  In 2014, Zillow faced several lawsuits from former employees at the Zillow operation in Irvine California. Alleging violations of California Labor Laws and California Business and Professions code. On Fe...
07/17/2017
I have signed it and in Florida I am not an attorney,  I cant give an opinon on law. I can ask questions though like everyone how does Zillow get away with this?This is my opinion:The company must be registered with the DBPR/DRE as a real estate brokerage since collecting compensation in connecti...
07/16/2017