Comments on: Kirkland-Based HouseValues Continues Slide http://seattlebubble.com/blog/2007/01/25/kirkland-based-housevalues-continues-slide/ local real estate news, statistics, and commentary without the sales spin. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:31:19 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: S Crowhttp://seattlebubble.com/blog/2007/01/25/kirkland-based-housevalues-continues-slide/#comment-11008 S Crow Fri, 26 Jan 2007 02:07:00 +0000 http://seattlebubble.com/blog/?p=634#comment-11008 My thinking was that as the market became more challenging, particularly outside our state lines, that Realtors would pull back on paying for services such as Housevalues. I'm no different, if money is tight, I'm cutting back where I can.<br /><br />Except Mochas. Or <a href="http://www.Stevenspass.com">This</a><div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('11008','S Crow',''); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('11008','S Crow','My thinking was that as the market became more challenging, particularly outside our state lines, that Realtors would pull back on paying for services such as Housevalues. I\'m no different, if money is tight, I\'m cutting back where I can.<br \/><br \/>Except Mochas. Or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.Stevenspass.com\">This<\/a>',''); return false;">Quote</a></div> My thinking was that as the market became more challenging, particularly outside our state lines, that Realtors would pull back on paying for services such as Housevalues. I’m no different, if money is tight, I’m cutting back where I can.

Except Mochas. Or This

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]]> By: Christianhttp://seattlebubble.com/blog/2007/01/25/kirkland-based-housevalues-continues-slide/#comment-10987 Christian Thu, 25 Jan 2007 19:18:18 +0000 http://seattlebubble.com/blog/?p=634#comment-10987 This is actually too bad for HV:<br /><br />http://tinyurl.com/2bcudc<br /><br /><i>HouseValues COO Steps Down</i><br /><br /><i>KIRKLAND, Wash. (AP) -- HouseValues Inc., a provider of online subscription services for real estate agents and mortgage bankers, said Wednesday its chief operating officer, Clayton Lewis, has left the company to pursue other interests.</i><br /><br />Clayton was <b>easily</b> and by far the best of management at Onvia, and a real standup guy besides. I periodically check the insider transactions for SOLD, and Clayton never did dump his shares (unlike the rest). Maybe his shares were locked up, sure, but I tend to think he was too busy working on the biz to cash out early.<br /><br />SOLD's days were always numbered with the RE bubble.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('10987','Christian',''); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('10987','Christian','This is actually too bad for HV:<br \/><br \/>http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/2bcudc<br \/><br \/><i>HouseValues COO Steps Down<\/i><br \/><br \/><i>KIRKLAND, Wash. (AP) -- HouseValues Inc., a provider of online subscription services for real estate agents and mortgage bankers, said Wednesday its chief operating officer, Clayton Lewis, has left the company to pursue other interests.<\/i><br \/><br \/>Clayton was <b>easily<\/b> and by far the best of management at Onvia, and a real standup guy besides. I periodically check the insider transactions for SOLD, and Clayton never did dump his shares (unlike the rest). Maybe his shares were locked up, sure, but I tend to think he was too busy working on the biz to cash out early.<br \/><br \/>SOLD\'s days were always numbered with the RE bubble.',''); return false;">Quote</a></div> This is actually too bad for HV:

http://tinyurl.com/2bcudc

HouseValues COO Steps Down

KIRKLAND, Wash. (AP) — HouseValues Inc., a provider of online subscription services for real estate agents and mortgage bankers, said Wednesday its chief operating officer, Clayton Lewis, has left the company to pursue other interests.

Clayton was easily and by far the best of management at Onvia, and a real standup guy besides. I periodically check the insider transactions for SOLD, and Clayton never did dump his shares (unlike the rest). Maybe his shares were locked up, sure, but I tend to think he was too busy working on the biz to cash out early.

SOLD’s days were always numbered with the RE bubble.

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]]> By: redmondjphttp://seattlebubble.com/blog/2007/01/25/kirkland-based-housevalues-continues-slide/#comment-10982 redmondjp Thu, 25 Jan 2007 17:42:58 +0000 http://seattlebubble.com/blog/?p=634#comment-10982 <i>. . . doesn't seem like a slam-dunk business model.</i><br /><br />Yes, but neither does selling dog food on the internet. We're dealing with ex-dot-commers here who have followed the money trail into the RE market.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('10982','redmondjp',''); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('10982','redmondjp','<i>. . . doesn\'t seem like a slam-dunk business model.<\/i><br \/><br \/>Yes, but neither does selling dog food on the internet. We\'re dealing with ex-dot-commers here who have followed the money trail into the RE market.',''); return false;">Quote</a></div> . . . doesn’t seem like a slam-dunk business model.

Yes, but neither does selling dog food on the internet. We’re dealing with ex-dot-commers here who have followed the money trail into the RE market.

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]]> By: bilirubenhttp://seattlebubble.com/blog/2007/01/25/kirkland-based-housevalues-continues-slide/#comment-10972 biliruben Thu, 25 Jan 2007 15:27:57 +0000 http://seattlebubble.com/blog/?p=634#comment-10972 Trying to become a new sort of intermediary during a time of disintermediation doesn't seem like a slam-dunk business model.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('10972','biliruben',''); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('10972','biliruben','Trying to become a new sort of intermediary during a time of disintermediation doesn\'t seem like a slam-dunk business model.',''); return false;">Quote</a></div> Trying to become a new sort of intermediary during a time of disintermediation doesn’t seem like a slam-dunk business model.
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]]> By: christiangustafsonhttp://seattlebubble.com/blog/2007/01/25/kirkland-based-housevalues-continues-slide/#comment-10970 christiangustafson Thu, 25 Jan 2007 14:43:14 +0000 http://seattlebubble.com/blog/?p=634#comment-10970 I saw this headline yesterday, and it puzzled me. Without the lead-generation / subscription business for REALTOR®s, what's left? <br /><br />When I enter a property into the HouseValues site, why do *I* have to add the number of of bedrooms, square footage, etc? Zillow knows all of this. Why don't you? WAYSA?<br /><br />I follow HV because they employ a lot of ex-employees from Onvia, where I used to work. Also, heh heh, Keith at HousingPanic shorted them at 9 or so. <br /><br />Imagine getting in at 16 or 18 when the insiders were dumping options! Sweet deals!<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('10970','christiangustafson',''); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('10970','christiangustafson','I saw this headline yesterday, and it puzzled me. Without the lead-generation \/ subscription business for REALTOR®s, what\'s left? <br \/><br \/>When I enter a property into the HouseValues site, why do *I* have to add the number of of bedrooms, square footage, etc? Zillow knows all of this. Why don\'t you? WAYSA?<br \/><br \/>I follow HV because they employ a lot of ex-employees from Onvia, where I used to work. Also, heh heh, Keith at HousingPanic shorted them at 9 or so. <br \/><br \/>Imagine getting in at 16 or 18 when the insiders were dumping options! Sweet deals!',''); return false;">Quote</a></div> I saw this headline yesterday, and it puzzled me. Without the lead-generation / subscription business for REALTOR®s, what’s left?

When I enter a property into the HouseValues site, why do *I* have to add the number of of bedrooms, square footage, etc? Zillow knows all of this. Why don’t you? WAYSA?

I follow HV because they employ a lot of ex-employees from Onvia, where I used to work. Also, heh heh, Keith at HousingPanic shorted them at 9 or so.

Imagine getting in at 16 or 18 when the insiders were dumping options! Sweet deals!

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