I’m pretty confident on this rumor that Steve Allen, director of business development at UtahRealEstate.com (or WFRMLS if you’re an O.G. like me) will be joining Zillow in an MLS relations role. If anyone can confirm in the comments we can make it official.
If true I think this is a good move for Zillow and the industry. Anything to help Zillow better understand the role of MLS providers, and the broker members they serve, will be a positive thing.
UPDATE: 8-27-2014
Rumor confirmed!
Curt Beardsley confirmed the addition of two hires to his team on Zillow For Pros blog:
Zillow Hires Two Industry Veterans => http://www.zillow.com/blog/pro/zillow-hires-two-industry-veterans-112835/
Congrats!
Greg, It is official… I am officially with Zillow now. http://investors.zillow.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=867930
I loved working with UtahRealEstate.com and I will miss working with Rebecca, the Staff, Brokers, and Agents. I am excited to stay in the MLS space and continue working with my friends I have made over the years and anticipate making many more going forward. I believe Zillow has a valuable place in the MLS industry working with MLS’s to improve the data to the consumer while providing real benefits to the MLS and it’s subscribers. I know there will be challenges, but look forward to working on those challenges with the industry for a mutually beneficial outcome.
I am excited to see everyone at CMLS. Drop me an email if you have any questions or to just tell me your Zestimate. 😉
Best regards.
Steve Allen
Zillow
801-209-1655
StevenA@Zillow.com