Zillow for Realtors ONLY?

[Adrian Smude]

A local heavy investor told me last night he received an email from Zillow saying starting May 1st only licensed agents can post for sale on Zillow. Basically no more FSBO. Has anyone else heard of this? If this is true what are the impacts you think it'll have on the investor/non realtor community?

[Peter Mckernan]

Here you go! This came from my association. @Nick Watkins @Adrian Smude

Beginning in May, 2017, Zillow Group, which includes both the Zillow and Trulia platforms, has decided to STOP accepting manual listing entries from real estate agents.

What does this mean?

It means that beginning in May, Zillow and Trulia will ONLY accept listings through direct MLS or brokerage feeds. You WILL NOT be able to post listings directly to Zillow independently of your MLS or brokerage.

NOTE: This change WILL NOT apply to the FSBO, Coming Soon, or Make Me Move listing types. You will still be able to enter these manually.

Why the change?

This decision was made by Zillow Group, NOT by CRMLS or your brokerage. Zillow has stated in an interview with Inman.com that they are “making the adjustment to promote the accuracy and timeliness of listings that appear on Zillow and Trulia.”