{"id":1329,"date":"2007-04-21T23:26:54","date_gmt":"2007-04-22T06:26:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=1329"},"modified":"2007-04-23T09:51:13","modified_gmt":"2007-04-23T16:51:13","slug":"arizona-republic-realtors-side-with-zillowcom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/1329\/arizona-republic-realtors-side-with-zillowcom\/","title":{"rendered":"Arizona Republic: Realtors side with Zillow.com"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Phoenix RE.net is heard from in a big way in an article that will appear in Sunday’s Arizona Republic<\/i> about the State of Arizona’s attempts to stifle Zillow.com<\/a>. Writes reporter Peter Corbett:<\/p>\n

A state agency’s efforts to stop Zillow.com<\/a> from offering property-value estimates in Arizona are drawing criticism from some Realtors who think regulators are overstepping their authority.<\/p>\n

The critics also are targeting an Arizona Board of Appraisal reform bill they fear will muzzle anyone from offering an opinion about property values unless he or she is a licensed appraiser, Realtor or attorney.<\/p>\n

Phoenix real estate broker Greg Swann said that the legislation, Senate Bill 1291, is narrowly written to block Zillow from offering its estimates.<\/p>\n

It also could affect other online services from offering property-value estimates using what are called automated valuation models, he said.<\/p>\n

“This is legislation to stop progress,” said Swann, adding that state regulators are being Luddites in trying to halt the advance of Internet commerce.<\/p>\n

The Arizona House is expected to consider the bill on Monday, said Deborah Pearson, director of Arizona Board of Appraisal.<\/p>\n

The legislation is not aimed at Zillow but rather is intended to update statutes that have not changed since 1991, Pearson said.<\/p>\n

Realtor Swann of www.BloodhoundRealty.com<\/a>, said that the bill is so tightly written that two neighbors talking to each other about a neighbor’s property technically would be in violation of the law.<\/p>\n

Pearson said exemptions in the law would permit neighbors to talk about property values.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It may be that she thinks this to be the case, but the language of the legislation is very precise<\/a>:<\/p>\n

“Appraisal” or “real estate appraisal” means any of the following: (A) The act or process of developing an opinion of value. (B) An opinion of value. (C) Pertaining to appraising and related functions such as appraisal practice or appraisal services.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This is very clear. Any opinion of value brought forth by anyone not explicitly exempted by the law would be a violation of that law. To capture Zillow.com and other Automated Valuation Models, they had to write the law so broadly that it effectively outlaws all “unofficial” opinions of value.<\/p>\n

Corbett continues:<\/p>\n

The controversy about appraisals erupted Read more<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Phoenix RE.net is heard from in a big way in an article that will appear in Sunday’s Arizona Republic about the State of Arizona’s attempts to stifle Zillow.com. 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