Willow was a great movie, but Zillow has value for me only for the historical prices. You can look at those and pretty much guess when someone is in over their head or a house foreclosed.
Other than that, it has great comic value – I just participated in a poll there that said I was wrong because I made more money in the stock market than real estate in the last 5 years. It actually said I was wrong. Pitifully stupid I must say.
Just go into their discussions and watch people whine. In fact, that might be a good indicator of where the market is at. People wouldn’t be whining to that degree if the market was showing any signs of life. It also shows that we’re still in the early stages. People are yet to accept that real estate is plummeting, and their own house with it.