SEATTLE, Jan. 27, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Zillow Group,
which houses a portfolio of the largest and most vibrant real
estate and home-related brands on mobile and Web, today announced
it is making its popular Zillow® Tech Connect: Reviews program
available to the more than 13,000 broker partners enrolled in
Zillow Pro for Brokers, all at no cost. Through the program,
partners can choose to display some or all of the reviews they
receive from consumers on Zillow or Trulia.
"Reviews continue to play a crucial role in consumers' lives,
and in turn, the professionals who serve them," said Errol Samuelson, Zillow Group chief industry
development officer. "Since launching last year, more than 6.4
million Zillow and Trulia reviews have been viewed by consumers on
partners' sites. Now, by building Zillow Tech Connect: Reviews into
Zillow Pro for Brokers, our more than 13,000 broker partners will
have the ability to quickly and easily market their hard-earned
consumer reviews on their own websites."
In addition, Zillow Group has added 10 certified technology
partners who are able to quickly and easily add agent reviews to
websites. These partners are already well-versed in the Zillow Tech
Connect platform and are adept at handling the technical aspects of
connecting brokerage sites with Zillow Tech Connect: Reviews.
Certified technology partners include:
- AgentFire
- Agent Image Real Estate Websites
- Boston Logic
- Agent BizzUp
- booj
- Constellation Software
- Intagent
- Moxi Works
- TorchX
- W&R Studios (Cloud CMA and Cloud Streams)
The reviews available to agents, brokers and MLSs to publish on
their sites through Zillow Tech Connect: Reviews are the exact
reviews found on Zillow and Trulia and are held to the same high
standard. In order to post a review, every reviewer must have a
Zillow or Trulia account, reviewers must specify what service the
agent provided, all reviews are screened through proprietary Zillow
Group fraud filters, and lastly, all reviews are moderated by
Zillow Group staff.
Zillow Tech Connect: Reviews is an expansion of the popular
Zillow Tech Connect platform, which allows technology companies to
connect their systems with Zillow, creating a more seamless
experience for the brokers and agents who use Zillow as a key
component of their marketing efforts at no additional cost.
Companies and brokerages interested in joining Zillow Tech
Connect: Reviews can email reviewsapi@zillow.com or visit
http://www.zillow.com/howto/api/ReviewsAPI.htm for more
information.
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Zillow Group
Zillow Group (NASDAQ: Z and ZG) houses a
portfolio of the largest real estate and home-related brands on the
Web and mobile. The company's brands focus on all stages of the
home lifecycle: renting, buying, selling, financing and home
improvement. Zillow Group is committed to empowering consumers with
unparalleled data, inspiration and knowledge around homes, and
connecting them with the right local professionals to help. The
Zillow Group portfolio of consumer brands includes real estate and
rental marketplaces Zillow®, Trulia®, StreetEasy® and HotPads®. In
addition, Zillow Group works with tens of thousands of real estate
agents, lenders and rental professionals, helping maximize business
opportunities and connect to millions of consumers. The company
operates a number of business brands for real estate, rental and
mortgage professionals, including Mortech®, Diverse Solutions®,
dotloop® and Retsly®. The company is headquartered in
Seattle.
Zillow, Mortech, Diverse Solutions, StreetEasy, Retsly and
HotPads are registered trademarks of Zillow, Inc. Trulia is a
registered mark of Trulia, Inc., dotloop is a registered trademark
of dotloop, Inc.
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