Getting the sales history so easily at zillow is interesting and helpful. (So are the graphs!)
Where else on the web can you get past sales info, for the entire US, so easily and for free?
If some yay-hoo bought his place for $300k a year ago and is trying to pawn it off (after just a paint make-over) for $500k, I would want to know that. I dont want to be totally dependent on a realtor to do it either.
Information is always good. We’ve been over and over the “zestimate” feature of the site… it’s not accurate, and things are changing so rapidly in the real estate market, that it is not likely to be accurate for some time, and will never be totally accurate… but there is still a lot of value in being able to look up the sales history, etc.
