Comments on: Zillow Launches Mortgage Lender Sign Ups – Points to a New Way of Consumer Control of Mortgage Process

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Zillow Mortgage Launches - How do you rate? — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 06:01:29 +0000

[...] you get to the marketplace, either as a lender or as a borrower. If you remember about a month ago Zillow started taking lender applications to prime the system to be ready for this day. I made a big deal out of the vetting that went in to the application [...]

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Zillow Giving Out Free Mortgage Leads : — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 13:08:26 +0000

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Florida Mortgage Report — Zillow Mortgage and the Zoriginator — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 11:22:35 +0000

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By: Morgan

Morgan — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 04:45:06 +0000

Cyndee Haydon » I agree – I think the government can’t get their act together might as well let private industry take a shot at it!

By: Cyndee Haydon

Cyndee Haydon — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 20:19:07 +0000

Morgan – I think there timing may be perfect for consumer acceptance in these turbulent mortgage times – I do love the basic vetting process – I’ve kissed enough mortgage frogs who I hoped were princes (or princesses) and wouldn’t wish those warts on any consumer!

By: Robert D. Ashby

Robert D. Ashby — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 16:36:01 +0000

Zillow could be onto something truly beneficial to both the consumer and the originator. Only time will tell, but the model may improve accountability among other things. I remain skeptical and will wiat to rant or rave about it as I start seeing the quality of their offering.

By: Fielding Mellish

Fielding Mellish — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 04:36:03 +0000

It’s good to see that emphasis may finally be being put on a loan officer’s TRUE qualifications – not merely having passed some dumb continuing ed, but their experience & reputation in the local marketplace. They should check the credit scores of all applicants & shlt-can anyone under 660. I hope they actually pick up the phone & do some checking. The local MI reps know who’s any good & who is a dufus, who is honest & who is a shake-down artist.

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Sun, 09 Mar 2008 19:18:51 +0000

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By: Morgan

Morgan — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 05:23:58 +0000

chad » I have no vested interest or affiliation with zillow.com. I’ve always been a fan of them and how they’ve strived to make home prices accessible to everyone w/out having to go through a realtor. They have been a big proponent of consumer-control and putting the consumer ahead of the industry. I hope that they take this spirit in to the mortgage realm. Many have tried but the barriers are great – I simply think that Zillow has the right mind set, combined with the brand clout, audience and cash to make it happen.

I think the first part is to think in terms of conversations, not leads. You’ll have the chance to engage a captive, active audience who are looking for mortgages in the context of a transparent community – that sounds far better than any “lead” source currently out there i.e. lowermybills, etc.

My two pennies.

By: chad

chad — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 19:27:52 +0000

Morgan, it seems almost as if you have a vested interest in this website. Do you know something we don’t? I don’t see how we can get so excited about something that we are not able to get more details about. How are these leads going to be directed towards us? I have never got any business from internet based leads so I am new to this aspect of our business.