Did that get your attention? It should. Because it ties into a lot of things I harp on, and my goal in this industry: protecting people from misinformation and advising them to the best of my ability. And what I HATE about Zillow is that the company tells people not to trust agents, not to work with agents, and to purchase homes solo. But the reason for this is not to protect buyers; it’s that Zillow NEEDS unrepresented buyers, because it sells these buyers.
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In NYC Zillow goes by a different name: StreetEasy. StreetEasy originally started to make the rental process more transparent, but after being purchased by Zillow really went the opposite direction and began intentionally misleading consumers.
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