http://360digest.com/2008/01/16/lifestyles-of-the-rich-and-zesty/ Seattle Real Estate Blog for those interested in Seattle real estate, popular culture, tech, news and opinion. Sun, 29 Apr 2012 14:47:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://360digest.com/2008/01/16/lifestyles-of-the-rich-and-zesty/comment-page-1/#comment-25109 Jay Skinner Sat, 09 Feb 2008 21:48:01 +0000 http://360digest.com/2008/01/16/lifestyles-of-the-rich-and-zesty/#comment-25109 Since Zillow is going to allow home owners to enter facts such as home price, do we think that oenwers will be tempted to imflate the price of their homes? What I am saying is that they feel so good living in their homes that owners might feel that the price showed in Zillow does not reflect what they believe the values of their homes is. Since Zillow is going to allow home owners to enter facts such as home price, do we think that oenwers will be tempted to imflate the price of their homes? What I am saying is that they feel so good living in their homes that owners might feel that the price showed in Zillow does not reflect what they believe the values of their homes is.

]]> http://360digest.com/2008/01/16/lifestyles-of-the-rich-and-zesty/comment-page-1/#comment-23849 Gordon Wed, 16 Jan 2008 22:07:02 +0000 http://360digest.com/2008/01/16/lifestyles-of-the-rich-and-zesty/#comment-23849 Until you're ready to sell, then those pictures get retaken professionally with backlighting and go right back on Zillow? I can't imagine the assessor will use Zillow for anything more than as a tool to use in the rare cases when the board of equalization hears a homeowner's tax appeal (like the "Lifestyles" VHS tape was used in '94 in Jean Godden's article). It just wouldn't be scalable for them to do otherwise. Besides, what's the problem with the county having accurate data -- regardless of its source -- on the homes that comprise tax base? I like the idea of equitable taxation. Until you’re ready to sell, then those pictures get retaken professionally with backlighting and go right back on Zillow? I can’t imagine the assessor will use Zillow for anything more than as a tool to use in the rare cases when the board of equalization hears a homeowner’s tax appeal (like the “Lifestyles” VHS tape was used in ’94 in Jean Godden’s article). It just wouldn’t be scalable for them to do otherwise. Besides, what’s the problem with the county having accurate data — regardless of its source — on the homes that comprise tax base? I like the idea of equitable taxation.

]]> http://360digest.com/2008/01/16/lifestyles-of-the-rich-and-zesty/comment-page-1/#comment-23839 Marlow Harris Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:20:51 +0000 http://360digest.com/2008/01/16/lifestyles-of-the-rich-and-zesty/#comment-23839 My tax valuation for 2007 went up by 10%, so I'm going right in to Zillow and removing those photos, taking out the "Make Me Move" number I put in there and editing the other comments I made. Who needs the grief and the higher tax valuation? My tax valuation for 2007 went up by 10%, so I’m going right in to Zillow and removing those photos, taking out the “Make Me Move” number I put in there and editing the other comments I made. Who needs the grief and the higher tax valuation?

]]> http://360digest.com/2008/01/16/lifestyles-of-the-rich-and-zesty/comment-page-1/#comment-23838 Alexander Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:25:30 +0000 http://360digest.com/2008/01/16/lifestyles-of-the-rich-and-zesty/#comment-23838 Thanks for the informative post. Thanks for the informative post.

]]> http://360digest.com/2008/01/16/lifestyles-of-the-rich-and-zesty/comment-page-1/#comment-23831 Kris Berg Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:04:07 +0000 http://360digest.com/2008/01/16/lifestyles-of-the-rich-and-zesty/#comment-23831 My one problem with the ability of the owners to "correct" the data on their home and thereby influence the Zestimate is that human nature is to embellish. Also, there is no real mechanism to correct for the negative features ("We enjoy the buzz of the overhead power transformer"). Therefore, I tend to disagree and think Zestimates will most likely continue to err on the high side. My one problem with the ability of the owners to “correct” the data on their home and thereby influence the Zestimate is that human nature is to embellish. Also, there is no real mechanism to correct for the negative features (“We enjoy the buzz of the overhead power transformer”). Therefore, I tend to disagree and think Zestimates will most likely continue to err on the high side.

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