https://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2019/03/another-failed-legal-challenge-to-zillows-zestimate-ej-mgt-v-zillow.htm Mon, 04 Mar 2019 15:47:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2019/03/another-failed-legal-challenge-to-zillows-zestimate-ej-mgt-v-zillow.htm#comment-2244 Mon, 04 Mar 2019 15:47:00 +0000 https://blog.ericgoldman.org/?p=19723#comment-2244 I think the result is likely legally correct. But it is important to note that Zillow doesn’t really call zestimates “opinions.” While it walks a fine line–certainly in part driven by lawyers–it definitely wants people to believe zestimates are much more than just someone’s notion of what a property might be worth. For example, “The Zestimate is designed to be a neutral, unbiased estimate of the fair market value of a home, based on publicly available and user-submitted data.” In many contexts outside of the courtroom, Zillow is quite proud of zestimates and eager to discuss their accuracy. The law is going to have to catch up to holding information brokers responsible for the accuracy of their information.

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