Zillow.com - Just a few thoughts...
I advertise on Zillow.
I do receive inquiries from several people a week on properties that they find there. More often than not, they are disappointed because the information may be outdated, the home is not for sale any longer, it's under contract, or it is listed incorrectly.
Case in point ...today, received an inquiry by telephone on a property the caller had found on Zillow - he was very excited about it and ready to make an offer - I looked up the property in the MLS, and then cross referenced on Zillow - and found that the 1 bedroom 1 bath Condo near the beach that he found listed for sale at $675, was actually for RENT at $675 per month.
The most frequent problem I find are with inquires on properties that are listed for sale but upon checking them out though our MLS I find that they have been sold and settled several months prior. I've found that agents frequently tend to forget to go back to Zillow and manually update the information once a property is under contract or sold. So there are a lot of disappointed "lookers" due to that fact as well.
If you are looking into buying a home, or are just looking at area information on home values (what is your home worth?) and If you want a good up to date search, with reliable information, click on my home page HOMESBUDDY ... on the right hand side you'll see a button that invites you to get a free ListingBook account. Take a look...sign up...the information is very reliable...and I think you'll enjoy it!
Happy House Hunting!