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Ellen
Good for you that you are not letting these guys 'bully' you from your complaint. It's noticeable that many people who post similar views to yours give up and never return after hostile and patronizing comments.Don't let them shut you up.
Good for you that you are not letting these guys 'bully' you from your complaint. It's noticeable that many people who post similar views to yours give up and never return after hostile and patronizing comments.Don't let them shut you up.
- Pasadenan
- Contributions:21466
Ellen -
For an excellent agent possibility for Texas, I would suggest:
Naima Sumner based on her post contributions on Zillow and her experience with electronic media. I've never seen a bad post from Naima.
But she is in the Dallas area, not the Montgomery/Lake Conroe area, so she may not be as effective with that property as someone more local.
Anyway, click on her name to get to her user profile to read about her, and some of her posted content, and possibly contact her. Even if she is not the agent for you, she may have some good insight or pointers.
For an excellent agent possibility for Texas, I would suggest:
Naima Sumner based on her post contributions on Zillow and her experience with electronic media. I've never seen a bad post from Naima.
But she is in the Dallas area, not the Montgomery/Lake Conroe area, so she may not be as effective with that property as someone more local.
Anyway, click on her name to get to her user profile to read about her, and some of her posted content, and possibly contact her. Even if she is not the agent for you, she may have some good insight or pointers.
- Rchan81
- Contributions:73
@Ellen - Looked at a few listings in your area, I don't see this increase in prices you are referring to. On the contrary, I saw quite a few cutting prices. Also, since TX is a non-disclosure state, are you able to access current sold property/prices as an agent?
- Pasadenan
- Contributions:21466
Simpleman -
Click on the "about us" link at the bottom of the page (far left), and then the "find us" in the left margin to get the address. Then click on "management team" in the left margin to get the names of the people you want to address your correspondence to.
If you want to address to their creditors and major share holders.. click on the "investors" link at the bottom of the page for more information.
If it is a "legal" issue, you probably want your correspondence addressed to their general council on staff, also indicated on the "about us" "management team" page.
Click on the "about us" link at the bottom of the page (far left), and then the "find us" in the left margin to get the address. Then click on "management team" in the left margin to get the names of the people you want to address your correspondence to.
If you want to address to their creditors and major share holders.. click on the "investors" link at the bottom of the page for more information.
If it is a "legal" issue, you probably want your correspondence addressed to their general council on staff, also indicated on the "about us" "management team" page.
- Pasadenan
- Contributions:21466
Ellen -
Rachael already fixed the location for you. If you open the home details page, and scroll down to the map at the bottom, you will see the icon is now on your property. Not on top of your house, but pretty close to the center of your lot.
The Zillow staff people do tend to be quite helpful when they have been informed of issues that people need help with. You can click on her user-name, and then use the "contact me" button on her profile if you need additional help with your home details page, or any future listings...
The only issue I see presently on your home is that the "public records" are still indicating different numbers, so it is not clear if it is correct at the county level, or if the data provider company used for that area just copied the records wrong, or if the data provider is just "slow" at providing updates. If it were me, I would have Zillow have the data provider look into it. But some people like "wrong" records at the county level to keep their taxes down. Still, if it is "wrong", it should be corrected before any attempted sale to minimize confusion and unnecessary questions.
(Click on "more facts" on the home details page to see the two columns of data... public, and "combined")
Rachael already fixed the location for you. If you open the home details page, and scroll down to the map at the bottom, you will see the icon is now on your property. Not on top of your house, but pretty close to the center of your lot.
The Zillow staff people do tend to be quite helpful when they have been informed of issues that people need help with. You can click on her user-name, and then use the "contact me" button on her profile if you need additional help with your home details page, or any future listings...
The only issue I see presently on your home is that the "public records" are still indicating different numbers, so it is not clear if it is correct at the county level, or if the data provider company used for that area just copied the records wrong, or if the data provider is just "slow" at providing updates. If it were me, I would have Zillow have the data provider look into it. But some people like "wrong" records at the county level to keep their taxes down. Still, if it is "wrong", it should be corrected before any attempted sale to minimize confusion and unnecessary questions.
(Click on "more facts" on the home details page to see the two columns of data... public, and "combined")
- Ellen Fremin, "eafremin"
- Contributions:20
Thanks to everyone who played a part in correcting the numerous errors, the wide range of analysis and finally removing the listing. I will go in and revise the location but right now just glad to get things corrected, removed and hopefully Zillow will start estimating values correctly and using the proper tools to complete this task. Thank God appraisers aren't this careless!! FYI….the house may be back on the market in May for anyone who is interested and I will be looking for an "excellent' Realtor to handle the listing……Based on current Solds and Listings……the price will be increased…….
- simpleman19
- Contributions:2
if you find out who own's this site please let me know I have some papers to have sent to them.
- Pasadenan
- Contributions:21466
One method often used for fluctuating statistical data is to use a "running average" to have a larger time base and more samples to base the data on.
These have been shifted back to compensate for the time delay inherent in using running averages:
web address for full size image:
http://photos1.zillow.com/is/image/i0/i11/i657/IS-1x04eb5hnlvfh.jpg
The dip at the 4th quarter of 2010 corresponds with the end of the first time buyer tax credit. The tax credit caused a shift upward on all price ranges, with the higher priced housing receiving a proportionally higher increase, even though they credit was a fixed maximum.
Remember, the present estimating method still has a bias at the high end housing values, estimating them on the low side, but not nearly as bad as the method prior to June 2011. Many free AVM sites don't even attempt to estimate the higher end housing due to lack of relevant data.
These have been shifted back to compensate for the time delay inherent in using running averages:
web address for full size image:
http://photos1.zillow.com/is/image/i0/i11/i657/IS-1x04eb5hnlvfh.jpg
The dip at the 4th quarter of 2010 corresponds with the end of the first time buyer tax credit. The tax credit caused a shift upward on all price ranges, with the higher priced housing receiving a proportionally higher increase, even though they credit was a fixed maximum.
Remember, the present estimating method still has a bias at the high end housing values, estimating them on the low side, but not nearly as bad as the method prior to June 2011. Many free AVM sites don't even attempt to estimate the higher end housing due to lack of relevant data.
- Pasadenan
- Contributions:21466
I've long been an advocate of getting at least 5 opinions of value, excluding the maximum and minimum, and averaging the rest. Of course, this assumes the method used for obtaining the opinion(s) had some verifiable validity, and not just asking random people on the street, nor just flipping coins or pulling cards from a deck.
So, here is a chart comparing the average, average excluding maximum and minimum, and median for the Zestimates provided for the property in question (Of course the median and the average excluding maximum and minimum are identical for only 4 estimate values):
Web address for full size image (to read the text):
http://photos3.zillow.com/is/image/i0/i11/i657/IS-1x04edcew42fx.jpg
We can see that even with only 4 estimate trends, the fluctuations due to the method used tend to average out some, but one would do better with more opinion sources.
It is interesting to note that Zillow used the Median of the estimated values for all ownership housing units in an area for their index trends, where the provide them.
The chart seems to imply that Zillow made a substantial change to their method, or they got substantially more or better data in March 2009. It appears that prior to that, they may have been using just the county tax assessed value instead. Or, it could be, that since it was constructed in 2008, that the county records did not indicate the new structure until beginning of 2009. Of course a recent sale also tends to update the values due to the modeling, but due to non-disclosure laws in Texas, Zillow often doesn't have access to the sold price.
It is interesting to note that for the months that it was on the market, the median estimate of the multiple home details pages for the same property was reasonably close to the list price. Still no explanation for what occurred since July 2011 though.
Nor did we hear any explanation of why the pending sale in September 2011 fell through.
So, here is a chart comparing the average, average excluding maximum and minimum, and median for the Zestimates provided for the property in question (Of course the median and the average excluding maximum and minimum are identical for only 4 estimate values):
Web address for full size image (to read the text):
http://photos3.zillow.com/is/image/i0/i11/i657/IS-1x04edcew42fx.jpg
We can see that even with only 4 estimate trends, the fluctuations due to the method used tend to average out some, but one would do better with more opinion sources.
It is interesting to note that Zillow used the Median of the estimated values for all ownership housing units in an area for their index trends, where the provide them.
The chart seems to imply that Zillow made a substantial change to their method, or they got substantially more or better data in March 2009. It appears that prior to that, they may have been using just the county tax assessed value instead. Or, it could be, that since it was constructed in 2008, that the county records did not indicate the new structure until beginning of 2009. Of course a recent sale also tends to update the values due to the modeling, but due to non-disclosure laws in Texas, Zillow often doesn't have access to the sold price.
It is interesting to note that for the months that it was on the market, the median estimate of the multiple home details pages for the same property was reasonably close to the list price. Still no explanation for what occurred since July 2011 though.
Nor did we hear any explanation of why the pending sale in September 2011 fell through.
- Pasadenan
- Contributions:21466
I added the estimating trend from the 5th home details page for the property to my chart before the additional redundant home details page was removed. (Actually, the estimate trend page still seems to be there, but you need the ZPID number, and few know how to find that page since they are never linked but only used to construct the charts):
web address for full sized image:
http://photos1.zillow.com/is/image/i0/i11/i576/IS-11m258q3hu1p.jpg
One can draw their own conclusions about the range, the variation, and the impact of details and location. One should note that the last one added that only has a few estimate data points was located on the map next door to the actual location; not miles away.
Zillow's method may sometimes pick up some market dynamic changes before most people would notice it from the local MLS. But with what appears to be random fluctuations due to the method and the available data... one should not jump to conclusions about market changes too quickly.
web address for full sized image:
http://photos1.zillow.com/is/image/i0/i11/i576/IS-11m258q3hu1p.jpg
One can draw their own conclusions about the range, the variation, and the impact of details and location. One should note that the last one added that only has a few estimate data points was located on the map next door to the actual location; not miles away.
Zillow's method may sometimes pick up some market dynamic changes before most people would notice it from the local MLS. But with what appears to be random fluctuations due to the method and the available data... one should not jump to conclusions about market changes too quickly.
- Rachel Rosen, "RachelRosen"
- Contributions:1500
5th one is now removed.
To reiterate what has been touched on by many posters, a lot of stale listings are from agent marketing sites- not the MLS, or brokerages.
Ellen, do you remember signing up for a site named Electrotours?
http://www.electrotours.com/24017/
Listing- as of 11:57am PST 01/17/2012. Will probably be down shortly:
http://www.electro-homes.com/Listing/ViewListingDetails.aspx?ListingID=42605418&Bb=ZW&Cc=42605418
Good example of these types of agent marketing sites:
http://www.electro-homes.com/ForAgents.aspx
When agents sign up for these sites, they often put the information in, but fail to remove it. In the same way the site does not know of the listing's existence before the agent inputs the information, the same goes for the expiration of the listing. The information needs to be edited/deleted in order for the information to change.
So, agents, if you use any of these marketing sites, the sites need to be kept up to date in order for the information to be up to date on all the sites they syndicate the information to.
To reiterate what has been touched on by many posters, a lot of stale listings are from agent marketing sites- not the MLS, or brokerages.
Ellen, do you remember signing up for a site named Electrotours?
http://www.electrotours.com/24017/
Listing- as of 11:57am PST 01/17/2012. Will probably be down shortly:
http://www.electro-homes.com/Listing/ViewListingDetails.aspx?ListingID=42605418&Bb=ZW&Cc=42605418
Good example of these types of agent marketing sites:
http://www.electro-homes.com/ForAgents.aspx
When agents sign up for these sites, they often put the information in, but fail to remove it. In the same way the site does not know of the listing's existence before the agent inputs the information, the same goes for the expiration of the listing. The information needs to be edited/deleted in order for the information to change.
So, agents, if you use any of these marketing sites, the sites need to be kept up to date in order for the information to be up to date on all the sites they syndicate the information to.
- Pasadenan
- Contributions:21466
Rachel has now removed the additional home details page and has corrected the location for the property in question.
Hopefully things will be a bit better now.
Hopefully things will be a bit better now.
- Pasadenan
- Contributions:21466
Well, I see there was a 5th home details page for the property I missed... estimated presently at 594.2k, range of $362k to $1.19M, and still listed for sale at $725k, 165 days on Zillow, but only has 5 estimates in the trend.
I missed this one earlier, and this one should be deleted too.
I missed this one earlier, and this one should be deleted too.
- Pasadenan
- Contributions:21466
Rachel already took care of it; deletion of redundant home details pages can only be done by Zillow. One could flag it, but the information was on this thread.
It looks like she almost got the Geocode right too, but she has it is one property to the west (24041), and at the street of the street address rather than near the house or driveway.
It looks like she almost got the Geocode right too, but she has it is one property to the west (24041), and at the street of the street address rather than near the house or driveway.
- Ellen Fremin, "eafremin"
- Contributions:20
Pasadenan……How do I remove all these redundant pages as I have removed the listing and sent countless emails to Zillow to remove this listin??? This seems such a violation of my privacy????? Help
- Rachel Rosen, "RachelRosen"
- Contributions:1500
I removed the 3 duplicates and moved the home on the map. However, I'm not sure where exactly the home should go, because Google didn't place it in an exact spot either. Ellen, if you'd like to make it exact, you can move the location by going to Edit, then "Move homes' location on map"
- Pasadenan
- Contributions:21466
I see that the listings of the property are now removed.
But there are still 4 home details pages for the one property, and there should only be one, thus 3 still need deleting, and the location still needs correcting.
And the county records for the property still reads:
Beds --
Baths 4.5
Sqft: 4,089
Lot: 65,340 sq ft / 1.50 acres
Year built: 2007
All of which need revision.
At least they were revised by the agent on the home details page that has the county records.
But there are still 4 home details pages for the one property, and there should only be one, thus 3 still need deleting, and the location still needs correcting.
And the county records for the property still reads:
Beds --
Baths 4.5
Sqft: 4,089
Lot: 65,340 sq ft / 1.50 acres
Year built: 2007
All of which need revision.
At least they were revised by the agent on the home details page that has the county records.
- Michael Emery, "MikeEmery"
- Contributions:7298
What if the MLS's decided not to allow syndication of MLS listing information to websites which charge advertising?
MLS is a subscription based service. In fact only two MLS associations have their listings represented on Zillow (and other profit based sites). This is no different than the New York Times allowing their content from appearing in full on other sites as they too are a subscription based service.
What evidence do you have that local MLS associations are 'cracking down' on Zillow and other sites? I'm aware that Home Services of America (the parent of the company that holds my license) has opted to not share content with Zillow, Trulia and potentially Realtor.com.
MLS is a subscription based service. In fact only two MLS associations have their listings represented on Zillow (and other profit based sites). This is no different than the New York Times allowing their content from appearing in full on other sites as they too are a subscription based service.
What evidence do you have that local MLS associations are 'cracking down' on Zillow and other sites? I'm aware that Home Services of America (the parent of the company that holds my license) has opted to not share content with Zillow, Trulia and potentially Realtor.com.
- Ellen Fremin, "eafremin"
- Contributions:20
Smart man Patrick thanks for the encouragement!! Through contrast comes expansion!!! Yeah!
- Dan, "the_country_hick"
- Contributions:4700
Ellen, "You have a car you want $10000 for and I'm over here telling everyone it's only worth $3000….so people don't buy it……I just caused you damages. Most people are not going to take the time to prove me wrong when they trust a professed qualified source"
Who cares when crazy uncle Zeke is saying that car is only worth $3,000?
I know that car is really worth $12,000 and I will be hurrying to buy that car before someone else does.
Just because you think an item is worth a stated amount does not make it worth that amount. It could really be worth more or less.
For the record, every vehicle I have ever bought and paid for has been below bluebook value. I am proud of the fact I have bought cheaply.
Even a trusted source does not mandate a price on an item. A willing buyer and seller (with appraisers approval for the loan) create the price.
Who cares when crazy uncle Zeke is saying that car is only worth $3,000?
I know that car is really worth $12,000 and I will be hurrying to buy that car before someone else does.
Just because you think an item is worth a stated amount does not make it worth that amount. It could really be worth more or less.
For the record, every vehicle I have ever bought and paid for has been below bluebook value. I am proud of the fact I have bought cheaply.
Even a trusted source does not mandate a price on an item. A willing buyer and seller (with appraisers approval for the loan) create the price.
- Pasadenan
- Contributions:21466
I keep hoping that someone from Zillow will show up on this thread and help you remove the redundant home details page as well as the listing(s). It appears that many of the Zillow consumer staff may be at the Real Estate Conference in New York.
- Patrick Hale, "SanDiegoRealty"
- Contributions:16
@ Michael Emery - Can you also say false advertising or misleading information? A better craigslist for real estate? Sure you can! :)
QUESTION: What if the MLS's decided not to allow syndication of MLS listing information to websites which charge advertising? Keep in mind, MLS information is separate from an agent listing their own property on zillow.
Or Another Question: What if EVERY listing agent claimed their property on Zillow? = NOW MORE LEADS for paid advertisers or at least, A HUGE reduction in ad revenues to zillow. One of the only ways Zillow does what they do, is because the site is an OPEN SOURCE platform. Anyone can edit or change information on here. If it wasn't an open source platform they would have to abide by the rules and regulations of the DRE.
It may be a long shot or process, but I am already seeing action being taken.
QUESTION: What if the MLS's decided not to allow syndication of MLS listing information to websites which charge advertising? Keep in mind, MLS information is separate from an agent listing their own property on zillow.
Or Another Question: What if EVERY listing agent claimed their property on Zillow? = NOW MORE LEADS for paid advertisers or at least, A HUGE reduction in ad revenues to zillow. One of the only ways Zillow does what they do, is because the site is an OPEN SOURCE platform. Anyone can edit or change information on here. If it wasn't an open source platform they would have to abide by the rules and regulations of the DRE.
It may be a long shot or process, but I am already seeing action being taken.
...MLS's are starting to crack down hard on websites like Zillow & Trulia and I see the real estate associations at some point stepping in to make a huge change..
Can you say "anti trust"? Of course you can! I knew you could!
Can you say "anti trust"? Of course you can! I knew you could!
- hpvanc
- Contributions:2579
My point is that even as imperfect as they are they are in my opinion, a huge leap in the right direction, by getting more competing information out there. People still have to be informed, and take the time to find the correct answers, agents cannot be allow continue as the gate keepers of the information if the market is to regain health.
- Ellen Fremin, "eafremin"
- Contributions:20
@Pasadenan……..You are one graph genious…..I need to take a class on it……. @hpvanc…...I don't believe Consumer Report would be as erroneous as the example I referred to because they are pretty accurate as to values. They would probably be within a 10% margin of error vs Zillows 100 - 150% moe….. Big Difference. The hope here is that consumers are becoming more educated and realizing the falsehoods that exists and those affected can seek to annihilate those who are reporting falsely and ultimately restore accuracy and trust.
- Pasadenan
- Contributions:21466
Well, I wanted to check to see how far off each is on the map, which wasn't easy to do on Zillow, so I marked up a map from Google:
full size image:
http://photos2.zillow.com/is/image/i0/i10/i9899/IS-1x91281sw40v1.jpg
The "closest" is zpid 2141... about 1 mile away!
The furthest away is zpid 2139... but it has more up to date lot size and other details
The county record one is shown to the west instead of the east.
Anyway, it indicates why it is so important to make sure your agent gets all the details "right" in all the advertisement media options, especially the "location".
full size image:
http://photos2.zillow.com/is/image/i0/i10/i9899/IS-1x91281sw40v1.jpg
The "closest" is zpid 2141... about 1 mile away!
The furthest away is zpid 2139... but it has more up to date lot size and other details
The county record one is shown to the west instead of the east.
Anyway, it indicates why it is so important to make sure your agent gets all the details "right" in all the advertisement media options, especially the "location".
- hpvanc
- Contributions:2579
Ellen,
"You have a car you want $10000 for and I'm over here telling everyone it's only worth $3000….so people don't buy it……I just caused you damages."
Car dealers have been unhappy about Consumer Guide, Consumer Reports, Edmunds and numerous other sources for decades. Under capitalism, the seller does not get to control the information, in fact capitalism cannot even work if the sellers and their representative succeed in that endeavor. In fact the past success of car dealers in doing so in my opinion was a major contributor to the bankruptcy of GM and Chrysler, and they will take several North American operations of the other makers into bankruptcy before the problem shakes out. Real Estate has the same problem, but is actually in my opinion in an earlier stage of the shake out. Personally I hope capitalism prevails and the free flow of unfiltered information is equally available to both buyers and sellers across all industries.
"You have a car you want $10000 for and I'm over here telling everyone it's only worth $3000….so people don't buy it……I just caused you damages."
Car dealers have been unhappy about Consumer Guide, Consumer Reports, Edmunds and numerous other sources for decades. Under capitalism, the seller does not get to control the information, in fact capitalism cannot even work if the sellers and their representative succeed in that endeavor. In fact the past success of car dealers in doing so in my opinion was a major contributor to the bankruptcy of GM and Chrysler, and they will take several North American operations of the other makers into bankruptcy before the problem shakes out. Real Estate has the same problem, but is actually in my opinion in an earlier stage of the shake out. Personally I hope capitalism prevails and the free flow of unfiltered information is equally available to both buyers and sellers across all industries.
- Pasadenan
- Contributions:21466
No listing shows up on Zillow unless an owner or agent either 1) puts it here, or 2) puts it on a syndicating site.
Zillow does not get syndication from most MLS' only 2 in the nation. (Unless that increased recently).
The biggest problems are Realtors that pull the MLS' info and post it on their site as if they are the listing agent, then syndicate it to hundreds of other sites. The second biggest problem is Realtors that don't take their listings down from their own sites or their broker's sites or virtual tour sites they post to when the listing is no longer valid.
As for the Geocode... Zillow tends to use the U.S. Postal Service 9-digit ZipCode database. There is no exact method of obtaining Geocodes for properties yet, but the U.S. Census Bureau told me a few years ago that they would be geocoding all residential units in the U.S. as part of the 2010 Census preparation. I don't know if they did that or not, but if they did, it was paid for with public dollars, thus is "public data", thus may eventually be available for mapping purposes.
In any case, it is the agent's responsibility as part of their "advertising" to correct the locations on the various websites they advertise on. Zillow makes it easy, but many agents don't take the time to find out how to do it.
Since Zillow is a good exposure advertising site with little to no cost for most listings, it certainly doesn't make sense for agents to not learn how to take advantage of the features offered. And to not put a comment in the Zestimate comment box when it is so easy to explain estimate differences makes no sense at all. To me, that just indicates "lazy agent".
Of course Zillow's website is not "perfect". Neither is anyone elses. I'm working on sending a list of 500 things I would like to see different on this website this year. But I still find this website easier to use than many of the residential real estate information sites. And I like the local trend data they provide. I ignore the fluctuations by doing averages of the estimate trends, then nomalizing the index trends to the averaged estimate trend for the specific property of interest. And I do pay attention to the published tolerance range. And I do compare the numbers generated here with those generated on other free AVM sites. And I do take advantage of both Bing's and Google's image database for the areas, even if they are out of date.
Zillow does not get syndication from most MLS' only 2 in the nation. (Unless that increased recently).
The biggest problems are Realtors that pull the MLS' info and post it on their site as if they are the listing agent, then syndicate it to hundreds of other sites. The second biggest problem is Realtors that don't take their listings down from their own sites or their broker's sites or virtual tour sites they post to when the listing is no longer valid.
As for the Geocode... Zillow tends to use the U.S. Postal Service 9-digit ZipCode database. There is no exact method of obtaining Geocodes for properties yet, but the U.S. Census Bureau told me a few years ago that they would be geocoding all residential units in the U.S. as part of the 2010 Census preparation. I don't know if they did that or not, but if they did, it was paid for with public dollars, thus is "public data", thus may eventually be available for mapping purposes.
In any case, it is the agent's responsibility as part of their "advertising" to correct the locations on the various websites they advertise on. Zillow makes it easy, but many agents don't take the time to find out how to do it.
Since Zillow is a good exposure advertising site with little to no cost for most listings, it certainly doesn't make sense for agents to not learn how to take advantage of the features offered. And to not put a comment in the Zestimate comment box when it is so easy to explain estimate differences makes no sense at all. To me, that just indicates "lazy agent".
Of course Zillow's website is not "perfect". Neither is anyone elses. I'm working on sending a list of 500 things I would like to see different on this website this year. But I still find this website easier to use than many of the residential real estate information sites. And I like the local trend data they provide. I ignore the fluctuations by doing averages of the estimate trends, then nomalizing the index trends to the averaged estimate trend for the specific property of interest. And I do pay attention to the published tolerance range. And I do compare the numbers generated here with those generated on other free AVM sites. And I do take advantage of both Bing's and Google's image database for the areas, even if they are out of date.
- sunnyview
- Contributions:25139
Please consider not taking the agent with the live feed at their word about your house being shown due to issues with google. The agent is not telling the whole story and I feel bad that your house is all over the internet inside and out.
If I were the new owner, I would send all the agents with feed listings on page 1 of google and email with a bcc back to myself for proof asking for immediate removal of all photos/active feeds/videos within 3 business days. Tell them that you understand their position, but you want the feeds removed immediately so that the listings come down. Tell them that if they not remove them, you will be forced to file a complaint with the local Board.
I do not know how to say this nicely, but the excuse/explanation you heard for the listings remaining up is a common one from busy agents. However, it is not valid. The agents need to remove the active feeds or your house will never come off of google or any of the other feed sites.
If I were the new owner, I would send all the agents with feed listings on page 1 of google and email with a bcc back to myself for proof asking for immediate removal of all photos/active feeds/videos within 3 business days. Tell them that you understand their position, but you want the feeds removed immediately so that the listings come down. Tell them that if they not remove them, you will be forced to file a complaint with the local Board.
I do not know how to say this nicely, but the excuse/explanation you heard for the listings remaining up is a common one from busy agents. However, it is not valid. The agents need to remove the active feeds or your house will never come off of google or any of the other feed sites.
- Ellen Fremin, "eafremin"
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@Pasadenan…..You are most welcome…lol. Those graphs are amazing but still so incorrect and yes that's probably because the info is incorrect. The house is 5200 sqft on 6 acres and a home sold within 6 months at $160.00 a sqft……..Which would put mine at $845K….So go figure….I don't know what is wrong with that gps google earth finder. It just goes where it wants to which has been a problem while listed. The wonders of living out in the country... Even though you don't list your home on Zillow….they still put it on there and act like their the pro's, lowering the value and to me that should be a violation if I don't want it on there. It would be different, of course, if they were reporting an accurate value. You have a car you want $10000 for and I'm over here telling everyone it's only worth $3000….so people don't buy it……I just caused you damages. Most people are not going to take the time to prove me wrong when they trust a professed qualified source, …..they just go on down the street and buy something else……that's hard core damages!!
- wetdawgs
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Listings are not autofeeding from google - that is a weak response of someone who doesn't want to take responsibility for their actions. You can click on the links provided and find the source. Ask her to demonstrate that the source is cleaned up.
Why is Zillow so "out of touch" with home values……….Seriously!!!!! You are almost $300000 off,
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