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online real estate resources: How Accurate Are Zillow's Zestimates? - 08/14/09 11:05 AM
It just so happens I wrote a bit yesterday about a Zillow poll that ranked Richmond, Virginia as the 7th best place in the United States to buy a home.  And in that post, I alluded to the fact that I typically disdain Zillow data because I have found it to be ridiculously inaccurate in certain sub-markets, and especially with historic properties.  Here's a blog post I wrote on the topic back in March 2009, "The Zillow Rant OR Why Zillow Zucks."
Well, d*mned if an e-mail from Zillow didn't turn up in my e-mail inbox today.  The e-mail header is "How Accurate … (9 comments)

online real estate resources: Using The Internet in Your House Hunt - Help or Hindrance? - 02/05/09 10:30 PM
USING THE INTERNET IN YOUR HOUSE HUNT - HELP OR HINDRANCE?
The Internet is a hugely important tool for home buying, and the rise of the Internet as a source of information in the home-buying process has been nothing short of meteoric.  Look at these statistics, on how many people use the Internet in their home-search process:
1996:  Under 20% 2006:  80% 2007:  84% 2008:  87% I bet by 2010 we're pretty d*ggone close to 100% of people using the Internet independently in their home search.  But people need to realize that while the Internet is a highly efficient tool to help you … (4 comments)

 

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