Media Mentions

The New York Times Features Benesch Partner Laura Mehl Sugarman on the Reliability of Zillow “Zestimate” Valuations

June 8, 2026

Benesch Real Estate Partner Laura Mehl Sugarman was featured in a recent New York Times “Ask Real Estate” column discussing the reliability of Zillow’s “Zestimate” home valuations and the challenges homeowners face when those estimates are inaccurate.

In the article, Sugarman noted that a Zestimate is “only as good as the data that is fed into the system,” emphasizing that inaccuracies in underlying property data can significantly affect the estimate’s reliability.

More: Can I Trust the ‘Zestimate’ for My Home on Zillow? – The New York Times