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Site unseen: Zillow’s data shortcomings create hassles for Charlotte agents (access required)

By Sam Boykin, staff writer
Published: September 2,2011

You could say real estate website Zillow drives Charlotte real estate Scott Lindsley a little crazy. Zillow, a Seattle-based database that lists homes for sale and rent and features “Zestimates” of property values, refers to itself as an “enormously helpful real estate site.” But for Lindsley, it results in one out of every five of [...]


Home sellers blamed for sluggish sales (access required)

By Scott Baughman
Published: August 16,2011

Real estate sales are down in the Charlotte area. So who’s to blame? The downturn in the housing market? The economy? According to some agents and industry watchers, it’s stubborn sellers’ fault. Far from motivated, such homeowners are operating under the assumption that they can get back from their property just as much if not [...]


Charlotte real estate agents report uptick in demand (access required)

By Tara Ramsey, staff writer
Published: July 26,2011

These days, trying to sell a home in Charlotte can be daunting. Owners face competition from a glut of properties sitting in a slow-moving housing market, not to mention low-priced foreclosure and short sale properties. All that can add up to homes sitting on the market for months or even more than a year. Some [...]