When David Gibbons asked me to contribute to Mortgages Unzipped, I tried to squirm out of it. I don’t originate mortgages, lenderama hardly needs the link love, and my resume in the mortgage 2.0 world is already looking pretty good. There’s no upside for me to write for ANY retail mortgage blog.
But, I am Zillow’s [...]
I’ve always loved this commercial.
It must be ten years old, and I’ve been using the term “flaming logo” ever since. To me, a flaming logo is something that looks really cool, but once the shine wears off, turns out to be less than useful. I’m willing to be persuaded otherwise, but my first reaction to [...]
I don’t think anyone outside of Seattle has pondered Zillow’s entry into the mortgage vertical more than I have. I’ve blogged about what I would do, what I thought they would do, what they shouldn’t do, and even asked other mortgage professionals to weigh in. Well, it’s all over now. Zillow officially launched the Zillow [...]
At the beginning of the month, I asked for a guinea pig to help us evaluate Zillow’s new mortgage product. Ronnie Roach wasted no time in volunteering. Zillow wants to create a transparent mortgage marketplace where consumers and mortgage professionals connect.
From what we know so far, it will be free for loan originators to participate. [...]
Are you sick of me writing about Zillow Mortgages yet. I understand. This is my last post for at least the rest of the week.
I’m looking for a temporary contributor to lenderama that wants to write about their experience with Zillow Mortgages. This would be a six month experiment where you will post [...]
In February of 2006, real estate blogs and internet forums from across the land lamented the very idea of Zillow. I thought it was pretty cool. Many delved into the inaccuracies of the Zestimate. I tried to think of ways to leverage it. Maybe it was easier for me. I was not a [...]
Web 2.0 is usually defined as a new version of the world wide web where platforms are utilized that promote user generated content. The comments section of this blog is one example. You Tube, Facebook, and MySpace quite famously personify web 2.0.
When it comes to real estate, a prime example of web 2.0, or in [...]
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