Monday, January 18, 2016

Blog Post #1: Zillow


As I am interested in the real estate market, I frequently use the website Zillow to research new houses that are for sale. During this past weekend, I was looking through the website and realized that Zillow uses the different perspectives discussed in class to accurately provide views of pieces of property. The website primarily uses the Planimetric view, but also allows users to look at a house with a Bird’s Eye view and a Profile view.  All of these views are very important to Zillow, because they allow a person to see the many different perspectives of a home. This allows potential buyers to make informed decisions regarding whether or not they want to purchase a piece of property. 

2 comments:

  1. Wow , that's a great connection. I've been on that website before and never really saw it from that perspective until now. Being in this class have made us realize how important and prevalent maps are in today's society.

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  2. Since most of us have to sign our leases for next year, I've been looking at Zillow on the daily. I find all of its features very useful, especially the one that allows you to look at how close certain houses and apartments are to campus.

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