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A Mashup with Zillow Neighborhood Shapefiles and the Zillow API

Date:January 21, 2008 | Author:drewmeyers | Category:Zillow API

Last Wednesday we announced the release of neighborhood boundaries in shapefile format via a Creative Commons license. In that post, I mentioned that a mashup with the Zillow API should be do-able and sure enough, just 5 days later, Andrew Mattie (a developer at Diverse Solutions) has created a mashup using both the boundary files and the GetDemographics API call (other available local data). The mashup has a pretty slick interface that displays neighborhoods in California on a map, along with additional charts pulled from the GetDemographics API.

Click HERE to check out Andrew’s mashup. I’m looking forward to other innovative mashups from the developer community.

If you want to learn more about the mashup and how it was created, please read Andrew’s post on Geek Estate Blog.

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Responses (8)

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Linda Rossman 8:08 PM - Feb 1,2008

I am in need of contacting someone at zillow.com to have a correction made on a property location. The bird’s eye view map of the home and property clearly shows it’s location on the wrong street. How do I contact zillow.com to make this correction? I do not see a “contact us” field anywhere on the zillow website. Please advise. The property address is 1969 Shining Tree Drive N.E. Belmont, MI 49306-8836. In case you can forward this on.
The map should reflect one street to the North. Thank you.
V. Macedo 9:50 PM - Feb 1,2008

Couple of years ago, all those smart buyers and sellers were looking to Zillow to price their homes or what they should pay for their prospective homes. Truth is, I as a realtor did list one property with Zillow, now that it is sold ( not because of Zillow), there is no where or way to take the listing off. they are so good at getting you in, but no way out, or any friendly way to allow consumers to contact them. Is it possible that someone can email me and give the wisdom to Zillow secrets.
Giles@DevelopingAtlanta.com 10:38 AM - Feb 3,2008

Great work Zillow! You guys need to figure out how average Realtors and users can submit boundary files like the one I did on Atlanta Neighborhoods:

My Live Search Maps collection
http://maps.live.com/?v=2&cid=3F1094C6B912BBE1!366&encType=1
MARIAN CULPEPPER 9:43 AM - Dec 22,2008

I OWN THE HOUSE AT 11030 SWEET PEA. THE BIRD’S EYE AND STREET VIEW (AND IDENTIFIYING INFO) ARE ALL INCORRECT. 11030 IS THE FIRST HOUSE FROM THE CORNER ON SWEET PEA (THE FIRST HOUSE ACTUALLY FACES THUNDER GULCH). IT IS A 4 BEDROOM, 2 BATH WITH CASI-STONE ON 3 SIDES, 2092 SQUARE FEET. HOW CAN I GET THIS CORRECTED? THANKS.
dayco 7:43 PM - Mar 10,2009

I too would like to contact someone at Zillow. The information on the site for valuing my home was incorrect – square footage, number of bathrooms, no listing of several other features. Even though I began the description of my home with the statement that Zillow’s information was inaccurate and that my home was actually worth more than the zestimate, the zestimate is the first thing seen by visitors to the site. I would like to have accurate information about my house posted on Zillow, please.