Tag Archives: Zillow

Zplat! Forbes Throws Zillow Under the Bus

By Kristal Kraft Denver Realtor | Published: April 20, 2010

Denver Real Estate Forbes reports: Francesca Levy the reporter who damned Denver posted the un-retraction of her original story of how Denver is the 2nd Worst Real Estate Market in the country. Instead of accepting the fact she used the wrong data, she now tells us (what real estate industry watchdogs already know) that Zillow [...]

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Denver Real Estate Not Really 2nd Worst Selling

By Kristal Kraft Denver Realtor | Published: April 19, 2010

On April 5th a report from Forbes was published stating real estate in Denver had increased by 27% from the previous year. As a habit, I pay attention to the statistics, so reading this came as a complete surprise to me. Just to be sure I hadn’t woken from a Rip Van Winkle nap, I [...]

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Turning a WAG into a SWAG

By Kristal Kraft Denver Realtor | Published: September 18, 2009

Determining Residential Values ~ Denver, Colorado There are various statistical models for determining the value of residential real estate. Zillow, Case-Shiller, OFHEO are all sources where appraisers look for pricing trends. Each source is unique in arriving at a value. Interestingly when comparing the models they tend to arrive at a value with relative consistency. [...]