Public Service Announcement:
I hate to pick on Zillow, Trulia or Realtor.com (frankly, I’m surprised by Realtor.com)
1: If you’re looking for a house in Charlottesville to see today, use a site that is trusted as having a current, local feed from the Charlottesville MLS.
– Nest’s search (archived: 2012)
– The local Realtor Association’s site.
2: Maybe the big sites aren’t picking up the “Contingent” status as “Under Contract” – maybe they’re waiting for “Pending”
3: Two doesn’t really matter. The data’s not right.
4: Ultimately, bad data might not matter to consumers; they’re still going to use the big sites.
5: Seeing the house still being listed on all the other sites leads to confusion, mistrust and frustration – on behalf of everyone involved.
CAAR Doesn’t have it.
My site doesn’t have it.
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Jim Duncan has been helping buyers and sellers in Charlottesville’s neighborhoods for 25 years. Get local insight born of experience.
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