2008-08-19 08:00:00
Leading Illinois real estate broker signs up for Zillow(R) Listings Feed
program
SEATTLE and CHICAGO, Aug. 19 /EMWNews/ -- Zillow.com and Baird &
Warner today announced a partnership which enables Baird & Warner to
automatically feed all of their listings to Zillow.com on a daily basis,
joining the hundreds of partners participating in the Zillow Listings Feed
program, which launched in November 2007 and has grown to more than 3
million listings today.
Each listing Baird & Warner feeds to Zillow includes a description of
the property with multiple photos and contact information for the listing
agent, including links back to the Baird & Warner Web site where Zillow
users can find more information and connect with a Baird & Warner sales
associate to guide them through the home buying and selling process.
"We're thrilled to have such a distinguished brand participating in our
listings feed program," said Jorrit Van der Meulen, Zillow's vice president
of partner relations. "Baird & Warner is the largest independent real
estate broker in Illinois and the oldest in the country, and we believe
this partnership will be extremely beneficial to our Chicago-area users."
Added Steve Baird, president and CEO of Baird & Warner, "We constantly
look for ways to maximize the marketing exposure for our listings. Every
phase of the home sale process has been reengineered to ensure our sellers
receive the highest level of service, including our robust online marketing
efforts. By syndicating our listings to Zillow, we are able to expose our
clients to Zillow's 5 million monthly visitors -- more than 375,000 from
the state of Illinois alone."
The Zillow Listings Feed program allows participating listings
providers to automatically gain free marketing exposure for their listings
on one of the most-visited real estate sites in the country, while
providing Zillow's users with a more robust search experience. Real estate
brokerages post for-sale listings directly to the site in a bulk feed,
giving the homes a virtual for- sale sign at no cost.
For enhanced exposure, individual agents can create a free profile page
with photos, contact information and more details about the agent, linked
directly from each listing. For more information on Zillow Listings Feeds,
visit http://www.zillowfeeds.com. For more information about Baird &
Warner, visit http://www.bairdwarner.com.
About Baird and Warner
Baird & Warner, now in its fifth generation of local family ownership,
is the oldest residential real estate brokerage in the nation and the
largest independent brokerage in Illinois. The company consistently ranks
among the nation's Top 12 real estate firms. Baird & Warner has 32 offices
in strategic locations throughout Chicagoland and nearly 2,000 sales
professionals. http://www.bairdwarner.com. 312-368-1855.
About Zillow.com
Zillow.com is an online real estate community where homeowners, buyers,
sellers, real estate agents and mortgage professionals find and share vital
information about homes, for free. Launched in early 2006 with Zestimate(R)
home values and data on millions of U.S. homes, Zillow has since opened the
site to community input, data and dialogue. One of the most-visited U.S.
real estate Web sites, Zillow's goal is to help people become smarter about
real estate in every stage of the home ownership process -- buying,
selling, home improvement and financing. The company is headquartered in
Seattle and has advertising sales offices in New York, Chicago, San
Francisco and Los Angeles.
Zillow.com, Zillow and Zestimate are registered trademarks of Zillow,
Inc.
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