zestimates: The Death of the MLS - 06/26/16 11:59 PM
Her name is Susie Anybody.  She lives somewhere in the US.  And she's looking for a house to buy in the town where she and her family will be moving to.
After a quick search, she's got 4-5 houses lined up to see next weekend with an agent she found online.
Sounds typical right?  Except that it isn't.  Because in this situation, Susie Anybody will buy a house she has found online, probably from the big Z.  And it will never be listed in the MLS because there won't be an MLS.
And right now you are saying, "WAIT...what?  No MLS?  How can this … (160 comments)

zestimates: Zillowed - 02/29/08 02:03 PM
I was in a class today learning about the real estate business when the topic of Zillow came up.  The problem with this website, according to my instructor, is that their appraisals are usually not correct.  He said that they base their appraised values on tax records rather than actual values.
Being the curious type, I went out on the Internet to see what reviews I might could find.  I found a very intriguing article at USATODAY.COM entitled, What's your boss's house worth? Zillow can tell you.  It was written by Noelle Knox.  I don't know who he is.  The article … (7 comments)