It was a sea of cowboy attitude and attire, including cowboy hats, cowboy boots, bolo ties, chaps, and plenty of bandanas as the “Zillow Holiday Hoedown” office party was held at the Jules Maes Saloon in the Georgetown neighborhood of Seattle this past weekend.
Many thanks to the good folks at Jules Maes — called Seattle’s oldest bar — for putting up with tech-types trying to be cowboys and cowgirls.
At one point during the night, CEO Rich Barton and VP of Product Teams Kristin Acker belted out a Zillow version of “Home on the Range.” Yup, that’s them above. Give it a try:
“Home on Zillow”
(sung to the tune of “Home on the Range”)
Oh find me a home where my children can roam
Where the neighbors are friendly and nice
Where seldom is heard a blasphemous word
And I buy at a reasonable price
Chorus:
Home, home on Zillow
Where I can find the home of my dreams
I can get loans with ease, then just give me the keys
Zillow must have a fabulous team
I’ve used other sites, and I am being polite
To say they don’t have what I need
Then one day I found, the web site to be crowned
Zillow rocks real estate, it’s agreed (Chorus)
The maps are just grand, condos, houses, and land
They glitter with parcels and ‘hoods
And now I can chose, just one place to peruse
To search for that home near the woods (Chorus)
Maybe I will decide, just to rent for a tide
While the markets are settling down
On Zillow I will seek, that apartment with chic
Just on the north side of downtown (Chorus)
On the homes I can see, pictures, views of the trees
There’s a Zestimate on every roof
It helps me decide, whether there I should ride
Who could ever need any more proof (Chorus)
If I need some aid, into Zillow I’ll wade
There are agents awaiting my call
In there I’ll find, Realtors® savvy and kind
I told you, they just have it all (Chorus)
When I’m ready to own, and I need a loan
For my business the lenders can vie
“True cost” helps me pick, which lender I’ll click
And my payments will not be so high (Chorus)
Every shopper should go, to that site called Zillow
You’ll be glad you did, this I do pledge
Go type that site in, take a long look within
For your search, get your real estate edge (Chorus)
Here are more scenes from the Zillow Holiday Hoedown:
Developers Graff Haley and Cole Rottweiler
Senior accountant Jack Egan and wife, Sarah
(Left to right) VP Christopher Roberts, sales director Lucy Wohltman and Christopher’s wife, Jennifer
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