Category Archives: Evil

Z: The New Scarlet Letter

Posted on October 25, 2012 by rdrummer

Z Zillow recently introduced a “Pre-sale” category on their home search page. “Pre-sales” meaning homes that are either bank-owned (REO) or in some stage of foreclosure. Zillow’s stated reason for adding this data is to “open up more choice and … Continue reading →

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CoStar throws CIVIX for a Loop

Posted on June 22, 2012 by Bill Rovillo

You either have to be an attorney or just someone who enjoys watching trolls get their due to get anything out of this latest development.. Yesterday, CoStar filed for a DECLARATORY JUDGMENT COMPLAINT FOR NON-INFRINGEMENT AND INVALIDITY AGAINST CIVIX-DDI, LLC. … Continue reading →

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CoreLogic’s Appraisal Management Company (AMC) Shutting Down

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Bill Rovillo

http://www.biia.com/appraisal-management-company-amc-shutting-down In a SEC filing earlier this year CoreLogic complained about regulation of the AMC business, saying “AVMs are now subject to more explicit and detailed quality control requirements, and copies of AVM reports will be required to be provided … Continue reading →

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Zillow’s Dirty Little Secret

Posted on April 18, 2012 by rdrummer

Zillow recently announced AgentHub, a Trojan Horse free CRM tool for agents and Zillow’s Director of Industry Outreach, Jay Thompson, was the first to sing its praises as “handy”, “important” and “helpful”. Jay didn’t mention Zillow’s dirty little secret: AgentHub’s Terms of Use. … Continue reading →

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How Associations need to handle the CIVIX Debacle

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Bill Rovillo

Since Associations and Vendors in Real Estate are up to their elbows in alligators (aka patent attorneys), no one has really had time to think about a fair solution to the debacle NAR has dragged us into. (my next post … Continue reading →

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