Comments on: Data Hungry First-Time Buyers in DC http://blog.redfin.com/washingtondc/2009/04/data_hungry_first-time_buyers_in_dc.html Redfin Washington, DC & Baltimore Sweet Digs Tue, 03 Jan 2012 17:27:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Somatamos http://blog.redfin.com/washingtondc/2009/04/data_hungry_first-time_buyers_in_dc.html/comment-page-1#comment-7144 Somatamos Tue, 05 May 2009 12:04:16 +0000 http://blog.redfin.com/washingtondc/?p=918#comment-7144 Would it be possible for Redfin to break down locations by zip+4? I have a clumsy hack for doing this on my spreadsheets after I download, but having it on the site would make it much easier to specify locations and compare properties. The article was good, but could have gone much further in both suggesting ways of getting and working with data, and in identifying the real estate agent monopoly as the source of the shortage of data, and therefore one of the causes of the mispricing bubble. I look forward to the day when real estate agents play approximately the same role in real estate as travel agents do in travel - a nice niche service for those who can afford it. Would it be possible for Redfin to break down locations by zip+4? I have a clumsy hack for doing this on my spreadsheets after I download, but having it on the site would make it much easier to specify locations and compare properties.

The article was good, but could have gone much further in both suggesting ways of getting and working with data, and in identifying the real estate agent monopoly as the source of the shortage of data, and therefore one of the causes of the mispricing bubble.

I look forward to the day when real estate agents play approximately the same role in real estate as travel agents do in travel – a nice niche service for those who can afford it.

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