Zillow Now Has 10,000 Agent Reviews Online

Last December, we launched the Zillow Agent Ratings and Reviews system with the goal of aiding consumers in the process of selecting an agent to help them with a real estate transaction.  We are pleased to report that one month later, we have over 10,000 reviews written by consumers about agents that assisted them. The popularity of the service has been amazing!

What has been interesting to watch, is that agents with 5 positive reviews or more are getting about twice the amount of contacts than agents without reviews.  Clearly, this social media endorsement shows that consumers feel more comfortable reaching out to agents they know something about.  Also, Zillow actually surfaces agents with more reviews, because we feel that these agents are more likely to respond to inquiries.

If you’re an agent, how can you get more reviews?

One of the easiest ways to do this is to invite your clients review you. All you need to do is log in to Zillow, go to your profile and click on the “Request a Review” link.

From this form, you can send your review request in one of three ways (see graphic below):

1. Email each client individually
2. Send a standard message to multiple clients (up to 50), OR
3. Copy a direct link that you can send to clients through your corporate email, Facebook or Twitter

Please read more about why Zillow’s Agent Ratings and Reviews matter and how they are an easy way to get endorsements from clients. Or, please join us this Friday for a free webinar where we will walk agents through the system.  Register here.