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...
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Zillow Views and Saves
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...
Homes.com vs Zillow
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...
Compass vs. Zillow
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directly to consumers without being listed on the MLS and made widely available where buyers search for homes, it will not be published on Zillow.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...
Removing Photos from Zillow
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:...
Zestimate Fraud
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.
Zillow’s Forecast
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...
Zillow Guesses
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...
How Wrong Are Zestimates?
Finally there is an article that exposes their inaccuracy, but it doesn't mention the negative effect on buyers due to the zestimates being adjusted to within a couple of bucks of the list price once a home goes on the market. But the author does highlight that the...
Zillow 2025 Forecast
Rates are in the spotlight again as 2025 approaches. That short-lived dip to two-year lows prompted renewed optimism for home buyers and bumped sales volume, then the rebound in October brought a reminder of unpredictability. Rates are likely to remain volatile...