parents: Zillow and the Internet - 03/29/09 02:50 AM
Zillow and the internet for home buying.  Good or Bad?
In the world of real estate, many of us real estate professinals did not like Zillow's "Zestimates" when they first came out because they simply were not accurate.  They tended to undervalue homes based on criteria that were not taken from real time market anaylis.
I read a post on Active Rain recently by Jessica Horton in regards to Zillow and how they have publicly dealt with criticism of their formula for giving estimates for homes.  Her post got me to wondering if they still use the same methods and if they are closer to reality these days or not. 
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parents: What Do You Do When you Run Out of Gas? - 11/06/08 12:51 PM
It's been quite a year for me.
Many of you know that my mother has been fighting cancer.  Now she's in the throws of Alzheimer's on top of cancer.  Needless to say, that takes a lot of energy to deal with!  The good news is that the cancer is responding well to treatment.  The bad news is that the Alzheimer's is progressing.
In the world of real estate, I've had a good...no that's not right...a great year so far.  I live in Oklahoma where our home values have held pretty steady and our foreclosure rate has stayed pretty low.  All in all, … (3 comments)

parents: Little Rock - 05/30/08 03:57 PM
I haven't posted for a while.  The last few days have been a mixture of busyness, emotions and preparation for going to Little Rock for the weekend.
Today, my sister and I drove over to my parent's house.  The weekend to come and check on my mom and to have some difficult conversations has arrived.  I've been dreading this weekend.
On the trip over, my sister and I talked at length in regards to how we would approach certain topics.  Taking car keys.  Moving to Tulsa.  Will they consider Cancer Treatment Center in Tulsa?  Maybe we can get them to consent … (3 comments)

parents: Mom Creamed a Mailbox! - 05/22/08 03:24 PM
I wrote a post a few blogs back that made reference to my mom having cancer.  If you missed that blog, we're dealing with non-hodgkins lymphoma.  This is our second time around.
My sister called me today.  Her words were, "Mom creamed a mailbox!!!"My response..."GREAT!! It finally happened!"
Okay.  Now for the back story. 
When you have cancer, you usually have chemotherapy.  Along with chemotherapy comes what is called "chemo brain."  Think of it as Forrest Gump without the ability to remember anything short-term.  Somedays it's pretty funny.  Somedays it really stinks.
One thing that we have noticed that has not … (6 comments)