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I joined in.

“Create a caricature of me and my job based on everything you know about me”.

The world has been crazy!! Real estate has been a fight to the end, but despite the calamity in the world my daughter, Fallon Christina Wigginton, graduating next year and taking her senior pictures makes me smile. I’m so incredibly proud of the woman you are becoming.

🚨 Zillow’s Suggested Offers Are Hurting Sellers—and Opening the Door to Legal Trouble

I just had this conversation with my sellers last week: Zillow’s “suggested offer” feature isn’t just flawed—it’s dangerous.

One day, the offer dropped $30K. A few days later—after we took the listing off the market to paint—it jumped back up. That’s not sound data. That’s algorithmic guesswork with real financial consequences.

Yet Zillow is positioning itself as an authority—just like they did with Zestimates, hiding behind a “75% accuracy” disclaimer while influencing public perception and seller equity.

⚠️ But here’s the bigger issue: Why isn’t this “suggested offer” showing on every listing? The selective use of this feature could potentially raise questions of discrimination and bias—serious legal territory. Realtors are bound by ethics to treat everyone fairly. Shouldn’t Zillow be held to the same standard?

Instead of fighting against real estate agents, Zillow could—and should—be working with us. They’ve built an empire using our listings, yet now they suggest lowball offers that hurt our clients’ value. All of this feels like retaliation for the Clear Cooperation policy shift.

💡 Zillow’s power is in its data. They should monetize it ethically—like giving agents access to buyers who have saved or revisited their listings. That’s the kind of insight that closes deals, not algorithms that sabotage them.

📣 It’s time for our industry to demand transparency, fairness, and accountability from platforms that want to act like brokerages without broker-level responsibility.

Another WIN in the Books! But let me tell you how it almost didn’t happen...

In a market where people are frozen by fear, negativity, and headlines — my clients are out here collecting keys, equity, and checks at the closing table.

This incredible couple — first-time homebuyers— didn’t want a cookie-cutter flip. They had vision.
Taste. Standards. They walked through renovated homes with lipstick on them and learned how to spot a bad flip from a good one.

We were under contract multiple times:
❌One home snatched by another buyer
❌Another in a flood zone with outrageous flood insurance
❌A third had a sketchy, unpermitted addition that made it uninsurable.

It was frustrating. Discouraging. Almost defeating.
But we held the line. Because here’s the thing about real estate:
The right home doesn’t miss you when you’re aligned, educated, and have the right Realtor.

It came down to a showdown between two homes — and one was snatched up by a buyer who asked for fewer concessions.

But the real gem? The one my clients wanted all along:
💎Modern quartz countertops & stainless steel appliances
🖤 Sleek black & white fixtures
🏡Luxury vinyl plank flooring throughout
And... a $10K equity position from DAY ONE.

We went head to head with a corporate seller who initially rejected our offer. After I broke down the comps, the real value, and the cost of potentially missing the opportunity to close in 14 days (yes...14) they saw the light.
They caved. We won.

Oh - and on closing day?
I was battling Greek yogurt-induced food poisoning..but still showed up — virtually - from home, handled last-minute settlement statement discrepancies over the phone, and made sure my client walked away with a check in hand.
✔️ $0 Down
✔️$0 Closing Costs
✔️Full Buy Down
✔️$10,000 in Equity
✔️Closing Gift + Cooking Essentials = Soul-Filled Memories in the Making

📣 BIG NEWS 📣
Even with all the talk about Trump tariffs and interest rate fears, my clients are still WINNING in this market… and here’s how 👇🏽

🏡 5 New Homeowners
💰 $0 Down Payment
💼 Little to No Closing Costs
📉 Seller-Paid Interest Rate Buydowns
📈 Every Single One Walked Into their new homes With EQUITY

👏🏽 They didn’t let fear stop them. They took a leap of faith, trusted my team and me—and now they’re building wealth through real estate.

✨ The market may feel uncertain, but opportunity never stops knocking.
Sellers are offering BIG incentives—most buyers just don’t know how to ask for them. But I do 😉

📲 Ready to become a homeowner? Let’s make it happen:

Sy Wigginton
Realtor | Associate Broker
Residential |Commercial | Investment | Lease| Property Management
Cell: 678-276-9511
Email: [email protected]

🔑 You could be next.