zillow: Zillow That Pesky Website - 02/15/11 08:14 AM

 
Homebuyers and Homeowners alike use the internet to search, value and try to make sense of the Real Estate market. But, users beware, the oh-so-popular Zillow is NOT what its cracked up to be.....if fact it's pretty close to completely useless information. Here's why:
Accuracy.  Zillow has been criticized beyond belief for their inaccuracy. Well it isn't without good reason. Accuracy indicators for each local area are posted on the Zillow site here: http://www.zillow.com/howto/DataCoverageZestimateAccuracy.htm
If you look at Phoenix the median error is 14.4%. That means 1/2 the homes valued by Zillow are off by more than 14.4%.  That … (5 comments)

 
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