Homeowners put a lot of faith into their zestimate. They've been receiving their monthly updates for years and years now, and it's like an old friend. It's been so long that they forgot the doubt and mistrust of the zestimates in the beginning, and now figure their...
Zillow released a statement over the weekend to clarify their ban on listings. As you can see above, the list of exclusions to their new policy is long and lengthy, and it makes you wonder what's left? Most importantly, what or who is so disruptive outside of this...
They're not going to give it away! Amid growing economic uncertainty, recession fears, and continuing tariff turmoil, there's a glimmer of hope among homeowners who say that they are still feeling very optimistic about getting top dollar for their properties—with many...
Home sellers may have noticed a tally of saves, shares and views on their listings on Zillow and wondered how these metrics compare to other homes on the market. A new Zillow analysis reveals the ideal benchmarks that enhance the chances of selling a property faster...
Everyone will be picking sides now! Dear Jim, This week Zillow Executive Errol Samuelson announced that homes not listed on the MLS within 24 hours of public marketing—won't be published on Zillow "for the life of the listing." Simply put, if your listing is not on...
Yesterday, Zillow released a statement....an excerpt: Our standards are straightforward: If a listing is marketed directly to consumers without being listed on the MLS and made widely available where buyers search for homes, it will not be published on Zillow. These...
This has been a hot topic lately, so let's clear up one point. Once a listing is marked 'sold' on the MLS, the listing agent has no access. To remove the photos from Zillow, you have to go through them:...
This morning: This afternoon: It is sad how much faith and confidence people put into the zestimates when they are so manufactured and phony. But now that everyone trusts everything they see on the internet, we deserve what we get.
I called our local market 'stable' the other day. Zillow doesn't have us in America's Top 10, but their 58.3 gets us into the Seller's-market category which sounds stable enough. They have slightly increased their 12-month optimism too: NW Carlsbad - 92008 SE Carlsbad...
The Zillow guesses on local appreciation over the next 12 months have gotten more optimistic. I added their previous guess from November in paratheses next to the zip codes, and the change in their typical home value over the last 12 months (in green). In 2024, the...
