Zillow's outlook for the Spring 2023 housing market is optimistic - especially for sellers. There are very few homes for sale as we enter the Spring 2023 housing market, which could make for a competitive home buying market for buyers. In the Baltimore real estate market, for example, the Baltimore Home Demand Index February 2023 [...]
Can I remove my house photos from Zillow and other websites? The answer is both yes and possibly no. When a seller lists a home for sale with a real estate brokerage in the MLS (Multiple Listing Service,) at least here in Towson, Maryland, the listing agreement comes with terms about sharing photos and videos [...]
Rental scams are rampant online, and the current competitive rental market has worsened the situation. In 2019, I wrote about Zillow Rental Scams, and how one man in New York was arrested for allegedly pretending to be a real estate agent and scamming people out of thousands of dollars. More recently, I had an old [...]
The Zillow iBuyer program failure is a complicated and nuanced issue. What was the Zillow iBuyer Program? The Zillow iBuyer program was a program where Zillow would buy a home directly from a homeowner/seller to allow the homeowner not to have showings, get the home ready to show, etc. Zillow then would own the house [...]
Zillow Zestimates are still incorrect in Baltimore and beyond. Recently, the founder of Zillow bought a home. He paid $1 Million ABOVE the Zestimate for the home he bought. This was reported in a real estate industry newsletter called Inman, who got the information from an article on the Variety website. From the November 11, [...]
Zillow rentals in Baltimore won't be accurate beginning in January 2021. Why? Announced 11/3/20 via email, Zillow will no longer be syndicating rentals from the multiple listing service in Baltimore (as well as other areas across the country.) This means that you won't find a number of available rentals on Zillow, Hot Pads, or Trulia. [...]
The Zillow Group Consumer Housing Trends Report 2019 is a very interesting look at the general real estate market across the US. The researchers got information from 13,000 consumers to create their report. From those surveyed, the average age of a homebuyer was 43. About 49% lived with children under the age of 18. The [...]
Zillow rental scams are unfortunately currently a reality. Be aware and protect yourself! Recently, a 59 year old New York man was arrested for allegedly pretending to be a real estate agent and scamming people out of thousands of dollars. He apparently used Zillow, Trulia, Craigslist, and Hotpads to find his potential victims. Here is [...]
Home features that can bring in more money and sell your home faster comes from a Bloomberg article about design features that do more for their homes in resale than others. Of course, design features and popularity change, so be aware that this list could see modifications in the future! (And there is no guarantee that these [...]
Zillow Zestimates may be inaccurate again and again in Baltimore. Zillow Zestimates. Buyers often look to them, thinking they are a good representation of a home's value. In reality, often (not always, but often,) Zillow Zestimates can be off. Especially in Baltimore County. This happens across the country. The Los Angeles Times published an article regarding this [...]