Just kidding, I figured it was a better Headline than, Local Realtor Gives Accurate Data.

I find it interesting that people will read a web site and it assume it is the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.

According a gentleman name Adam that has commented recently on 3 Pounds that everyone should read a web site called http://www.housingtracker.net/ The disclosure at the bottom of the site is as follows.

"The numbers provided here are asking prices derived from Realtor MLS listings. The data is an aggregate representation of large markets and should not be used for valuation of individual homes. While every attempt is made to deliver accurate data, the information on this website is provided as-is. No warranty or guarantee of accuracy is offered or implied. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 License."

According to this site there are 10,149 active single family and condo listings in Salt Lake City. Their claim is that the data is from Realtor Listings, when you click the link it is... continue