TechCrunch is reporting that Zillow has made the move to allow real estate property owners to update information on their homes. So, if you were to look at your house listing and see that it stated you had 2 bathrooms, when you really have 3 now, you can change it.
This really is moving in the right direction, sure there are going to be some hiccups on verification of who the owner is and whether or not the upgrade really did happen, but it’s a start. The more information that Zillow gets on each and every property, the more valuable their database becomes. Harnessing the end-user as the provider of this information only makes it easier and aligns them with the new movement in web applications.
This is a good thing, and I’d like to commend Zillow for taking steps in the right direction.
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One point of interest
Seattle PI reported that tax assessors may troll the site for owners who have upgraded, resulting in a higher tax bill—an unintended consequence.
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/285883_zillow21.html