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If You’re Using Zillow Sales to Price Per Square Foot…You’ll Probably Be Low!

Have you ever tried to price your home's value using online sales? In this article, I discuss some things to be careful about when trying to price a home using sales found online. The data can be deceiving!

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Zillow Zinged

Zillow has recently decided to get out of the iBuying business. Why so? And what does that teach us about relying on Zestimates? Find out in this article.

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AVM’s & Punxsutawney Phil’s Accuracy

On Tuesday of this week, Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow. Therefore, we have six more weeks of winter weather, by some predictions. Somehow, I feel like six more weeks of winter is a given. Especially in Northeast Ohio. How accurate are weather predictions made by folks who try to base future weather patterns on whether… Continue reading AVM’s & Punxsutawney Phil’s Accuracy

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AVM’s…The Wonder Bread of Value

In this article, I discuss the processes that are stripped out of the valuation process with AVMs, like the Wonder Bread of old.