When is the best time to list a house for sale in Towson? The best answer really is: Whenever the seller is ready. The second best answer, according to Realtor.com historical data: The week of 3/23/2025 OR according to Zillow data: End of May. Realtor.com states for the Baltimore area, the week of 3/23/2025 is [...]
The Towson Zillow Zestimate obsession can be a curse. And of course, it isn't just people living in Towson who have this obsession. I just met with a potential client this past week, and I pointed out how their Zillow Zestimate didn't seem to reflect the value of their home very well. It is interesting, [...]
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 [...]