bpo: Can Street Name Affect Market Value? - 01/21/16 11:14 PM
House shopping is a big job with lots of moving parts. Buyers usually realize that they must consider more than the house alone...  The immediate neighbors, the neighborhood, and the schools can bear a significant impact on the property value.
 
Photo Credit: Vincent Disanza
 
Our friend, Vinny Disanza, is both a licensed agent and Certified Residential Appraiser in California. He frequently shares interesting and unusual tidbits from situations he encounters in his daily field work. We've learned a lot from Vinny through the years, and this recent question really grabbed follower attention.
Can street name negatively affect market value?
The short answer is yes. Vinny explains … (5 comments)

bpo: Texas Homeowners: Relying on a Zillow Zestimate Could Lead You Astray - 08/08/14 01:37 AM
 Relying on a Zillow Zestimate Could Lead Texas Homeowners Astray
Zillow last updated their Zestimate Accuracy Table in June 2014. 
As Texas Realtors, we advise our clients and customers not to rely on third-party website estimates of value. Zillow openly displays their data coverage and Zestimate accuracy chart, and explains that accuracy for Texas properties is not reliable due to the lack of available data.
Texas, as a non-disclosure state, does not publish sales prices for sold homes. Sold pirces are one of the key variables in the Zestimate algorithm. In fact, Zillow publishes accuracy rates by Texas Counties. The overwhelming majority … (7 comments)