Zillow and Trulia
Brosda uses Zillow to receive most of her rental property inquiries, and unlike Realtor.com, she does not pay for these leads. “Consumers find our listings there, as the MLS automatically syndicates with Zillow, or through a third platform,” she said.
Zillow offers a Premier Agent Program to create more exposure for agents, by putting their faces in the “Featured Homes” section, so they are immediately visible to buyers who are browsing for houses. The program comes in three different levels: silver, gold and platinum, and each offers different levels of exposure. The price of this program varies on the zip code. If you’re considering to join the Premier Agent Program, you must act quickly because they only allow a limited amount of agents per zip code. Matt Dollinger, president and founder of Gearbox Consulting, highly recommends this one.
“With only $41/mo. I would have to go with overall traffic to make my decision and Zillow wins this race,” he said. “Through their partnership with Yahoo! Real Estate, FrontDoor and others your property and marketing will extend to over 100 million potential visitors per month. In addition, for a little more you can get a pretty slick Zillow Premier Agent website complete with IDX search capabilities that’s better than 95% of your competition in the marketplace.”
Zillow does, however, have some features that are misleading to clients. Their valuation of a home (which they call a “Zestimate”) is not to be confused with an appraisal: it does not factor in the neighborhood/location, the upgrades or any additions. A Comparative Market Analysis (CMA) is more trustworthy.
But if you’re an agent on a budget, Trulia might work for you. The least expensive out of all three of these real estate websites, TruliaPro is also designed to create exposure for agents by offering boosting their listings to the top of Trulia’s search results. It comes in three different packages: a three-pack of ad-free featured listings is $39.99 per month, a 10-pack is $69.99 and a 20-pack is $99.99.
I wish Realtor.com would get back in the game, especially since we as Realtor’s pay so much every year
the only problem is 80% of the bureys are working with Realtors and you will have no access to them. I think you should talk to a Realtor for a free estimate and CMA on your home. A report on your local sales and values to see what is affordable and what is not. There may be room to add the realtors fee’s on top of what you think your home will sell for.References : Was this answer helpful?