Data use terms
These terms cover the San Luis Obispo County housing market data on our market data page and the figures built from it elsewhere on SLOHomes.com.
In short
- SLOHomes.com doesn't own the underlying data. Each source's numbers stay under that source's own terms, and SLOHomes.com can't grant you any rights to them.
- SLOHomes.com's own work is © SLOHomes.com, all rights reserved. You're welcome to quote individual figures with credit and a link. Anything more needs our permission first.
SLOHomes.com's own work
This covers our charts, tables, affordability and payment estimates, calculators, and written analysis. It is © SLOHomes.com, all rights reserved.
You may quote individual figures or short excerpts, for example in news coverage, research or commentary. Credit SLOHomes.com and link to the page you used, and keep the original source's credit too: for example, "Source: Zillow, via SLOHomes.com."
Anything beyond that needs written permission from SLOHomes.com first. That includes republishing our charts or tables, copying the dataset in bulk, redistributing it, and commercial use.
Source data and its terms
The market data combines these public sources. Their terms apply to their data wherever it appears, including on SLOHomes.com.
| Data | Owner | Terms and credit |
|---|---|---|
| Typical home values (ZHVI) and typical rents (ZORI) | Zillow Research | Zillow describes its research data as free for public use and expects it to be cited (Zillow market data). Credit Zillow as the source and describe ZHVI as a "typical home value," not a median (ZHVI user guide). |
| Median listing price, active listings, days on market, price per sq ft (SLO metro) | Realtor.com, distributed by FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis | Copyrighted by Realtor.com and marked "Copyrighted: Citation Required" on FRED. Cite Realtor.com and FRED. Redistribution for commercial use requires permission from Realtor.com (FRED Legal Notices & Terms of Use). |
| 30-year fixed mortgage rate (U.S. weekly average) | Freddie Mac, Primary Mortgage Market Survey | On the survey page, Freddie Mac says the information may be used with proper attribution and must not be altered. Its Terms and Conditions otherwise require written consent to republish its content. Credit Freddie Mac. |
Other pages also cite Redfin, government records and news sources. Those stay under their owners' terms, linked where they're used.
No warranty
The data are estimates from the sources above, provided as is, without any warranty. Sources revise their figures, and we may correct or update ours at any time. Don't rely on them for lending, legal, tax or investment decisions without checking the original source or a licensed professional.
Changes to these terms
If these terms change, we'll post a new version here with a new effective date.
- Version 1.0, October 14, 2026: first published.