{"id":589,"date":"2006-10-31T07:37:52","date_gmt":"2006-10-31T14:37:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=589"},"modified":"2007-04-01T09:51:54","modified_gmt":"2007-04-01T16:51:54","slug":"the-zillowcom-shake-down-preparing-for-the-denouement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/589\/the-zillowcom-shake-down-preparing-for-the-denouement\/","title":{"rendered":"The Zillow.com shake-down: Preparing for the denouement . . ."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Via <a href=\"http:\/\/matrix.millersamuel.com\/?p=939\" target=\"_blank\">Matrix<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2006\/10\/31\/realestate\/31zillow.html?ref=business\" target=\"_blank\">The New York Times<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Zillow.com, the Web site that provides free home valuations, has been accused by a coalition of community activist groups of undervaluing the homes in black and Latino neighborhoods.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The headline of the story: &#8220;A Home Valuation Web Site Is Accused of Discrimination.&#8221; I said the headline would be &#8220;Computerized Redlining,&#8221; but this is <i>The New York Times<\/i>, the <i>dignified<\/i> hand-maiden of the left. In any case, the charges of racism will get more hysterical until Zillow.com either pays up or shuts this shake-down down.<\/p>\n<p>But why is this article in the <i>Times<\/i> today, when this &#8220;news&#8221; broke last week? To soften Zillow.com up, to let them know what they&#8217;re in for if they resist.<\/p>\n<p>If you want something to be frightened about on Halloween, here it is&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Our story so far:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=574\" target=\"_blank\">Welcome to Race Piracy 2.0: Zillow.com is targetted for the crime of having deep pockets&#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=575\" target=\"_blank\">Zillow.com shake-down: This is the first shoe dropping&#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=580\" target=\"_blank\">Zillow.com shake-down: Creeping disclaimerism as a subject-changing gambit&#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=581\" target=\"_blank\">The Zillow.com shake-down: How the other shoe will drop&#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=585\" target=\"_blank\">The Zillow.com shake-down: BloodhoundBlog&#8217;s take so far &#8212; and a chance to win a BloodhoundRealty.com Tee Shirt&#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=589\" target=\"_blank\">The Zillow.com shake-down: Preparing for the denouement&#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=591\" target=\"_blank\">The Zillow.com shake-down: The piling on begins &#8212; and Spencer Tracy is nowhere to be found&#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=592\" target=\"_blank\">Defending Zillow.com&#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=597\" target=\"_blank\">The Zillow.com shake-down: At last a discouraging word about NCRC&#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=635\" target=\"_blank\">Avid AVM aversion extends only to Zillow.com: NCRC off-shoot starts competing on-line valuation service&#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=669\" target=\"_blank\">The Zillow.com shake-down: Deconstructing the NCRC complaint&#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- technorati tags start --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:right;font-size:10px;\">Technorati Tags: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technorati.com\/tag\/blogging\" rel=\"tag\">blogging<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technorati.com\/tag\/disintermediation\" rel=\"tag\">disintermediation<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technorati.com\/tag\/real estate marketing\" rel=\"tag\">real estate marketing<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- technorati tags end --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Via Matrix, The New York Times: Zillow.com, the Web site that provides free home valuations, has been accused by a coalition of community activist groups of undervaluing the homes in black and Latino neighborhoods. The headline of the story: &#8220;A Home Valuation Web Site Is Accused of Discrimination.&#8221; I said the headline would be &#8220;Computerized [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4,6,5,25],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-589","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"hentry","6":"category-blogging","7":"category-disintermediation","8":"category-marketing","9":"category-real-estate","10":"category-zillowcom","12":"no-featured-image"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":591,"url":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/591\/the-zillowcom-shake-down-the-piling-on-begins-and-spencer-tracy-is-nowhere-to-be-found\/","url_meta":{"origin":589,"position":0},"title":"The Zillow.com shake-down: The piling on begins &#8212; and Spencer Tracy is nowhere to be found . . .","author":"Greg Swann","date":"November 1, 2006","format":false,"excerpt":"Zillow news since the New York Times story broke: Zillow.com accused of helping predatory lenders Zillow.com: So bad it ought to be banned? 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Even if you don't know who your friends are, I will hang with you if you will hang tough... Our story so far:Welcome to Race\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Blogging&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Blogging","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/category\/blogging\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":575,"url":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/575\/zillowcom-shake-down-this-is-the-first-shoe-dropping\/","url_meta":{"origin":589,"position":2},"title":"Zillow.com shake-down: This is the first shoe dropping . . .","author":"Greg Swann","date":"October 26, 2006","format":false,"excerpt":"John Cook, Seattle Post-Intelligencer:Zillow has contacted the NCRC, and the two plan to meet soon, Berenbaum said. He expressed confidence that they can resolve the issues in a way that benefits the entire home valuation industry.Actually, the complaint made me think that Yahoo.com is going to have to cough up\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Blogging&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Blogging","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/category\/blogging\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":574,"url":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/574\/welcome-to-race-piracy-20-zillowcom-is-targetted-for-the-crime-of-having-deep-pockets\/","url_meta":{"origin":589,"position":3},"title":"Welcome to Race Piracy 2.0: Zillow.com is targetted for the crime of having deep pockets . . .","author":"Greg Swann","date":"October 26, 2006","format":false,"excerpt":"Heads up, folks. It's a shake-down. Poor Zillow.com has gotten itself caught up in a classic Jesse Jackson-style shake-down. This is specious bullshit, and everyone who cares about justice -- and about not having the rest of the net raped by posturing diversity pirates -- should line up with the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Blogging&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Blogging","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/category\/blogging\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":597,"url":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/597\/the-zillowcom-shake-down-at-last-a-discouraging-word-about-ncrc\/","url_meta":{"origin":589,"position":4},"title":"The Zillow.com shake-down: At last a discouraging word about NCRC . . .","author":"Greg Swann","date":"November 3, 2006","format":false,"excerpt":"All right, it might be a little naive, but it's something. From the Square Feet Blog at the San Jose Mercury News:So why has the NCRC decided to announce that Zillow is putting the American Dream in peril? What do you think? Genuine concern for consumers, or or just pining\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Blogging&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Blogging","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/category\/blogging\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":585,"url":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/585\/the-zillowcom-shake-down-bloodhounds-take-so-far-and-a-chance-to-win-a-bloodhoundrealtycom-tee-shirt\/","url_meta":{"origin":589,"position":5},"title":"The Zillow.com shake-down: BloodhoundBlog&#8217;s take so far &#8212; and a chance to win a BloodhoundRealty.com Tee Shirt . . .","author":"Greg Swann","date":"October 30, 2006","format":false,"excerpt":"If Inman Blog sent you here, here is our side of the story so far:Welcome to Race Piracy 2.0: Zillow.com is targetted for the crime of having deep pockets...Zillow.com shake-down: This is the first shoe dropping...Zillow.com shake-down: Creeping disclaimerism as a subject-changing gambit...The Zillow.com shake-down: How the other shoe will\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Blogging&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Blogging","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/category\/blogging\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/589","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=589"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/589\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=589"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=589"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=589"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}