Vastly more information may be created, collected andanalyzed by the smart meters compared to the data generated by dumb meters and gathered by monthly meter readings.
Zillow analyzed data on actual sales prices compared to asking prices, the number of days listings spent on Zillow and the percentage of homes on the market with a price cut, and ranked the 30 largest metro areas in the country to determine whether buyers or sellers have more negotiating power in a given market.