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There are A LOT of lazy real estate agents on Zillow. I would never contract with an agent that doesn't take the time to take pics or takes dark or lousy pics. If a Zillow listing does not have pics, I (and many others) will not even consider the property and will move to the next. Also, the lazy agents don't take the time to describe the home and instead say something like agent, see notes. What good does that do the average home shopper that doesn't have an agent yet? If there is a HOA fee or lot rent fee, Zillow always avoids revealing this info even though it is significant toward the true price of the home. And if you try to look for a house in FL, you will have to go through thousands of manufactured homes that lazy real estate agents should have listed in manufactured home section. Lots of room for Zillow improvements.

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I guess it is what it is, at the start the leads were a lot better but they have dropped off lately, still positive on ROI but could be better

Looking for places to rent here is a nightmare. I can't tell if it's from Zillow's end or from the seller/agent's end, but no listings are ever accurate, never make sense, or ever detailed enough. I've seen listings with no images at all, all capitalized text which is difficult to read, inaccurate information about the neighborhood, careless sloppy descriptions, etc. If you're going to copy and paste descriptions here, at least proofread your stuff. Also, this isn't a roommates website. I'm sick of viewing listings with reasonable prices, only to find the cost is for a SINGLE BEDROOM for a roommate.

Zillow should seriously be moderating these listings and push people to be more specific. Providing no square footage, no images, or a single blurry picture of the rental's floor isn't going to help anyone.

Also, I've been bait and switched so many times. I feel like it should be against the rules for agents to post potential listings for rent, but when you call them up, they try to take down your info to find you other apartments that aren't the one they listed. On top of that, some listings are described as no-fee or don't mention broker fees until you waste your time viewing the apartment to find out last minute that indeed, there's fees charged.

There are lots of positive and negative feedbacks. I'd prefer to say it could be better. My experience was short and did not finish with a deal.

I think that 15 years ago, this site was great. They are really outdated and slow to the changing markets. There are other sites that can give you better details and are more user friendly.

What a total scam. Had listings set aside for weeks. Checking them daily. When sent to realtor today she responded back DO NOT TRUST ZILLOW. MOST ALL YOUR RECENT SAVED LISTINGS WERE ACTUALLY SOLD 7 MONTHS BACK. THEY ARE DECEITFUL AND A SCAM! Please everyone, do not search or give any info through ZILLOW. YOU ARE WARNED!

Here's my experience. Listed our property April 1,2016 at $479k. Sold August 4,2016 at $475k. Zillow helped by creating exposure for our home. Zillow hurt through it's "Zestimates." Zillow's Zestimates kept downgrading the price for our home, constantly telling prospective buyers that it wasn't worth the asking price. Ouch! By the time we sold, the "Zestimate" had our property valued at $283k. That hurt. Zillow does-not-have-a-clue about the worth of your property.

Zillow is mostly accurate, not always, but mostly. Sometimes, transactions and transactional information disappears completely, and it is impossible to find it, get it back or verify what happened. Sometimes, I have filed a rating for those they push and promote, and Zillow trashes any ratings that aren't 4 or 5 star ratings. Zillow is very biased and sells out. Overall, Zillow is very useful and a bit better than any of its competitors.

As a premier agent on Zillow.com, the consumer needs to know how inaccurate this web-site is on their zestimates and at times homes that are no longer on the market are still listed as active listings on Zillow.com. Consumers need to contact a local Real Estate Professional to obtain the most accurate information for homes that interest them. Also, I would like people to know that Premier Agents pay Zillow a lot of money every month and sometimes don't receive many leads. Every time I have spoke with anyone at Zillow, it seems their favorite word is "unfortunately." They want a lot of money per zip code but everything has to be their way. Even when I would like to pay my bill early to Zillow, the word I get is "unfortunately." I can go online to my bank, to department stores, to all my utility companies and pay my bill any time I would like but EVERYTHING you want out of Zillow.com is "Unfortunate."

There are so many scams on this website. Consumers beware.
Fake rentals and rent to own scams that are only out to steal money from consumers.
As a Realtor, I can spot them immediately but a consumer may not know the signs.

It's just amazing to see amount of real estate information on that site. Recent sales, newest listings and many pictures. Very good site.

I have no problem with aggregators in real estate. They can serve a positive purpose in the business. I do have a problem with Zillow and its errors. I have a problem not mentioned by others. The Zillow map is inaccurate. My town's map doesn't include about 1/3 of the town. We've complained to Zillow and their response has been to admit their map is wrong but they won't fix it for another four months. When people use the site they never have a chance to see properties in the omitted section of town. If Zillow was seriously responsible, they would correct the map now. Every real estate professional in town knows that sellers are being damaged by Zillow with their faulty Zestimates but not everyone knows sellers are being damaged by the map problem. It is pure arrogance on Zillow's part to admit they have a problem with their map but refuse to fix it for several months.