Accuracy of property for sale data?
There is a really interesting study about property for sale data comparing IDX sites like ours here:
http://buyersagentannarbor.com/AnnArborRealEstateSearch.htmlWith Google, Trulia, etc.
The conclusion is that if you use a full IDX site with all the board data included that you ranked at about 97% accuracy compared to what REALTORs have.
But, if you just use a site like Zillow, Trulia, or Yahoo you may be missing from 20 to 40% of the listings.
Here's the link:
http://blog.roost.com/2008/08/26/accuracy-online-property-searches-examination/comment-page-1/#comment-593Labels: Chelsea Michigan Real Estate Home Buying
Chelsea home with creepy feature
Last week we were helping a Ann Arbor couple evaluate the possibility of selling their home in town and moving to the country where they could have horses. That is plenty of horses with plenty of land.
Unfortunately at any given price range the homes with the most land have the least home. Or the least desirable home.
In looking at a home West of Chelsea I unlocked the 100+ year old farm house to find it vacant. Along with the smell of an oil furnace there were some cobwebs and some dust. As we went through different rooms we found a small bedroom in the back. As we walked in we heard a scraping & scratching sound in the outside wall.
I'm not faint of heart, but that kind of thing still gives me the creeps.
I'm sure it was just a squirrel, (too much sound to be a mouse) but hearing that kind of thing in the wall right next to you is still creepy!
Labels: Chelsea Michigan Real Estate Home Buying
