Zillow

I've been using Zillow for quite some time, and while I appreciate the platform's efforts to help people find the right real estate agents, I'm deeply disappointed by its review policy. Zillow's refusal to publish negative reviews is a major drawback that undermines the credibility of the platform.

In my recent experience, I had a less-than-satisfactory interaction with an agent, and I wanted to share my honest feedback with the Zillow community. However, to my surprise, Zillow rejected my negative review because I hadn't formally hired the agent in question. This policy essentially silences the voices of individuals who have had negative experiences with agents, preventing them from warning others about potential pitfalls.

Transparency is crucial in the real estate industry, where significant financial decisions are made. Buyers and sellers deserve to have access to a complete picture of an agent's performance, including the good and the bad. Zillow's current review policy only serves to create a biased, overly positive image of agents, which does a disservice to users.

I believe that Zillow should reevaluate its review policy and consider allowing reviews from all perspectives involved in a real estate transaction. This would not only enhance the platform's credibility but also empower users to make more informed decisions when selecting an agent.

In summary, while Zillow is a valuable resource for the real estate market, its refusal to publish negative reviews is a glaring flaw that needs to be addressed. Let's work toward a more transparent and user-centric review system that benefits everyone in the real estate community.

I am specifically reviewing Zillow mortgage page/tab. Do not waste your time there. It will give you a quote from several lenders that are just made-up quotes and ARE NOT backed up by the lenders
Once they call you (I suggest you do not put your real phone number there or they will bug you for several days) you realize that the quotes you got on Zillow are not real, and the real quotes are much higher (even when you call the same day - 15 min later)
DO NOT TRUST RATE AND FEE QUOTES AT ZILLOW
Look elsewhere

Zestimate goes up or down 10+% in a matter of days when nothing has changed about a home! Zestimate on a home can be 15+% off from other estimates such as realtor.com etc.

I've been following home estimated values on Zillow as well as other real estate sites for a few years now. One thing I've noticed consistently from Zillow is that their estimated zestimate forecast is always wrong and usually way beyond low-balled. For example my home has been appraised at purchase by the bank as well as I had my own appraisal done. Both of the appraisals came in 25% higher than the Zillow Zestimate. Needless to say that is a huge margin and I dont think its right for Zillow to post false data on home estimates, because when it comes time to sell a home this will raise questions and concern to a buyer reviewing Zillows info on a home priced more than Zillows estimate. If you look on other similar sites you will find the estimate values to be more and right around the asking price of the seller. Another detail I've noticed is they have not updated their Satellite views with the latest available ( you can check this against google maps). This is essential in the purchasing perspective as people like to scope out the aerial view of the home they have interest in.

I applied for 3404 helix st, 1 bd appartement for cdcpm a lady was contacting me every day by emails asking for different kind of papers and proves for me and my daughters after many many Email contacts and after i gave them all needed information and paid $70 for the application they answered unfortunately you application Denieded without knowing the reason why they just like to collect application as many as they can they said they chossed someone els today i am checking the appartment in this site it is still available! How is that do u want to disappoint more peaple as happened with i thought it gonna be for me then it looks like it was already rented for some one els i even told the lady i would prefer if you told me you dont have any availble than going through such hard situation we trust u you be honest with us

My experience with Zillow is waste of money. Please go with other sources for leads!
Be very disappointed and money wasted that you work hard for Zillow don't deserve your money!

If you're in need of selling a home, HIGHLY recommends Harry Bing of Remax 200 Realty, my home was sold in less than 90-days.

Harry Bing of Remax 200 Realty has a professional and efficient staff that will get the job done!

Shannon,
Columbia, SC

If you pay the $29 after a few weeks your credit check and background check will not work so you can not submit a application to any rental you are interested in. Do not use their background check

According to Zillow, the value of my property was going up, up, up between 2011 and 2012, despite the fact that real estate prices overall in my neighborhood were fairly stagnant. In fact, they estimated that it had almost doubled in value. Based upon what?

But since 2011, my property has been going down, down, down, despite the fact that the real estate market in my neighborhood has gone up slightly in the past couple of years.

The comparison graphs for my neighborhood vs. my house show my neighborhood going up and down slightly, but my house went up sharply, nearly doubling in value, and then dropped precipitously to below the estimate in 2011. And this does not at all dove tail with what was happening in the local market.

Seeing what they have down with the estimates for my home, I can never take their estimates seriously again. Despite the fact that housing prices in my neighborhood have been gradually recovering, mine has been dropping by about 30K per month for the past year. I would love to know the calculus that goes into Zillow's apparent estimate nonsense.

Let me just say for the record. I am a THREE TIME LOSER. I am writing this in hopes that you will not lose once.

I used this company several years ago. I got almost nothing of value out of it. As memory serves not one sale. I discontinued but went back to them in 2017 after closing a huge sale. This time I made one sale which basically allowed me to break even. And then this year--like an idiot... I went back for 700.00 month. This time they put me in a zip code I was not comfortable with but like an IDIOT I trusted them. I DID NOT GET ONE LEAD IN TWO MONTHS. They keep saying you have to give it a chance. How many cars do you have to get hit with or how many times must you smash your finger with a hammer to determine its not the highest and best use of your time?

These people are con artist. Its not that deep. I am ashamed that I did not know better--but now you know better. Beware. Pick up the phone, pay for post cards, get a part timer to call but dont flush it down the zillo toilet stool.

A company that purchases homes should not bother showing a lot line map. Every good moderately priced home is pending. Why bother looking at the lot line map.