3,345,091
Oh, Fred Griffin - the Devil lives in the Zetails.
It changes nothing for me. I do not wish to pay for leads or follow a call with a would-be buyer or seller that just spoke with a Zdiot.
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Sandy Padula & Norm Pa...
, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Richard Bazinet /MBA, ...
Scottsdale, AZ
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
544,014
It seems too invasive and prone to error. Plus, will the zillow screener be as good as converting than we are? Will they be engaging in conversations that unlicensed people are not allowed to? Will they get all their call center people licensed in the states for which they screen calls?
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
427,257
Sounds like it will benefit Zillow more than it is going to benefit anyone paying for their services. It is not going to sway me to open my wallet to pay for their smoke & mirrors.
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
1,052,211
Hahah, their own representatives are going to screen?
Rene Descartes said: "Nothing can be proven by unproven principles."
How are unlicensed people going to screen real estate calls?
Forgive my skepticism. Nah, don't. Sorry not sorry!
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
716,049
I gotta look into this Fred... I just read a scary millenium marketing report/survey this weekend that shows that 90% of milleniums think Z is a real estate company and the authority on listings.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
2,178,603
Sorry, as soon as I saw "quality" and "leads" in the same sentence my vision got blurry and I lost consciousness.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
1,502,998
They've been doing this for two years now.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Sam Shueh
San Jose, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
5,583,278
I think that's a terrible change!!! they may be eliminating a caller who could be closed by "a closer"....
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Dee Toohey
Longwood, FL
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
5,104,931
I've paid no attention to Zillow programs... in one way, my brokerage's agents are already "listed" as premiere agents for our own listings based on the contract we have with Zillow... but leads are few and far between and it's not how I generate leads.
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
1,239,901
It is about time. It may eliminate casual clickers. My old brokerage hired a marketing guy to screen incoming calls and distribute to agents leads. He asked if everyone was going to pay cash or have a preapproved letter. Those not ready all said they will pay cash since they wanted to view these listings. The agents found out after showing many had no money. Long story short.. At sales meeting one agent said those five leads you gave me are NFG! You lied to me they are reliable! At any rate, both were booted out of the office at the end of meeting.
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Sam Shueh
San Jose, CA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
2,061,864
I get plenty of leads through Zillow. Not by paying to be a Premiere agent, nor purchasing any zipcodes.
I make money through answering real-estate-related questions on their Q&A section, which generates leads, referrals and phone calls. And I make money by entering all of my past sales, which pushes me toward the head of the list of "top agents in your area", when, as Fred points out, Zillow, as the source for real estate, consumers come searching for Realtors.
I can't recommend "not-paying-Zillow" highly enough.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
6,393,609
I think that people spend far too much time thinking about what Zillow does.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
1,844,301
I do not care what the dark side is offering. I will not drink their kool-aid & I'm surprised at you Fred.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
1,231,853
Don't pay for leads. Period, end of discussion.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
585,600
Zillow is now buying and flipping homes. I'm not giving them a dime. I can spend my money marketing myself. The ROI is much better for me.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
637,434
When Zillow's concierge service picks up the lead for pre-screening, it mostly does not become a lead where I get a call. However, if I get in touch with the lead without them, I have the opportunity to WORK it. However, there are certain leads I'm not interested in, and I let it go to the concierge knowing full well that that's the end of it. Still, I wonder why that is. To answer your question, am I swayed by how they handle leads? All one can do is try it, if it works in your market, good and if not, move on.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
5,230,113
It changes nothing for me, Fred! As for the Zceptionist...thanks but, no thanks!
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Silvia Dukes PA, Broke...
Spring Hill, FL
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
2,220,654
No thoughts or comments regarding that company.
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
7,836,169
I am not a participant.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
5,772,575
OMG! They must be hiring psychics to do this. In all the years I have answered phone calls, there have been many times when I have been surprised by those who did not seem to be a viable lead become listers, and buyers, Will they also pre-qualify them? How much will this cost an agent?
The last time I heard about this, they were charging $8000 to qualify luxury leads for an agent, and delivering someone ready willing and able to buy...A
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
2,161,048
Seems, it may also lead the way to route it to the next Z... agent once they are in place.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
763,883
I was a Zillow premier agent during the recession and they rewarded my loyalty by raising the price and then doubling it by adding a separate mobile program. They then added trulia and up it went again. They don't care about the agents that support them.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
4,319,419
Fred Griffin - status quo for me!
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
5,216,409
What next? You may need to be a member of everything to be recognized!
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
628,814
Not for me , my sphere keeps me busy. I have a profile on Z , but not interested in throwing my ca$h away.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
2,781,173
Its a business model enhancement to compliment their plan first and....then?
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
4,572,283
I don't have any thoughts pro or con towards this proposal and doubt it will have much if any impact on me.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
644,025
1. who cares
2. I doubt it could possibly enhance the quality of leads, the leads are what they are period and a call screener cannot improve their quality. I cannot imagine Zillows minimum wage or off shore screener will be trained not to pass through whoever can fog a mirror to one of their paying agents.
3. don't see how it could possibly benefit, more likely aggravate.
4. big fat No.
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
3,164,294
they aren't even on my radar.
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
4,936,705
I think Zillow will be taking order all our business soon.
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
4,434,127
4,800,082
It doesn't sway me to join the program.
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
1,725,996
And so what you are saying is ZPA Program will raise its prices? And the public never lies?
It makes no diff to us.
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
3,071,489
3,416,038
I find it hard to think they will be able to do this. They would need to hire people who are well experienced in it. It takes an agent years to learn and build this skill. They should be able to weed out those posing as buyers looking to sell me something and those looking to rent to own with no money quite easily though.
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
87,920
2,684,109
Still waiting to hear an answer from at least one agent I know who does well with Zillow, and recommends the site...
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC