tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12583005.post5632990404493786605..comments2023-01-04T02:09:40.565-05:00Comments on Albany Lawyer: Zillow Showcase Ads: Are their numbers fudged?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16942422727278141113noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12583005.post-68964289744260547022011-04-26T02:24:53.554-04:002011-04-26T02:24:53.554-04:00Public records are inaccurate but not necessarily ...Public records are inaccurate but not necessarily fudged, for instance a few zeroes may be missing or maybe a estate sale occurred. <br /><br />Square footage may not be exact on the deed, and public records do not tell whether the property has any historical value or any problems such as being in a certain location for instance the identical homes that zillow compares may not be in front of a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12583005.post-66842051449142593872011-03-31T07:14:55.893-04:002011-03-31T07:14:55.893-04:00:D "Incorrect" and "inaccurate"...:D "Incorrect" and "inaccurate" is the same as fudged, which is just a nicer word for "out and out LIE" ...And might I add a reallllly reallllly bad business practice. :(MaryAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15959543978228671765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12583005.post-36130663419274781702011-03-28T19:01:39.948-04:002011-03-28T19:01:39.948-04:00Zillow is an monolithic estimator by using inaccur...Zillow is an monolithic estimator by using inaccurate and incomplete public records and sales listing of similar houses, although halfway,<br />thus if many homes in your area sell for a given range but you have a home with a larger unreported space, an condo or apartment that is included, zillow will be inaccurate, I don't use or trust zillow, I don't think they fudge the numbers but Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12583005.post-65615850406881689352011-03-26T11:48:15.368-04:002011-03-26T11:48:15.368-04:00I just checked out my house. (Which is NOT for sal...I just checked out my house. (Which is NOT for sale :D) I have had the same local bank as my mortgage lender since I bought the house in 1999. According to Zillow someone paid a LOT of money for my house in '04 which they claim was the last time my house was sold. TOTALLY fudged!MaryAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15959543978228671765noreply@blogger.com