Zillow’s “How much is my home worth” tool calculates your home’s Z-Estimate (Zillow’s estimate of value based on their own internal algorithms). There is no need to register, simply type your address in the field provided and watch your home value appear along with statistics about the neighborhood.
We value based on the market value of the home as indicated - usually - by comparable sales. As for Zillow, some Members of the Appraisal Institute and some college professors did a study on whether the Zestimate was a reliable indicator of market value or not.
Zillow estimates could discourage potential buyers who might think a home is well out of their price range while giving sellers an unrealistic idea of a selling price point. In the end, this is the starting point of many disagreements homeowners are having with selling agents regarding properly pricing a home.
Redfin provides home value estimates for more than 74.4 million homes (1.3 million are on-the-market properties, and 73.1 million are off-the-market). By contrast, Zillow provides estimates for more than 110 million homes all across the United States. Zillow does not distinguish how many of its 110 million properties are on-the-market vs. off-the-market, although an overwhelming number are off.
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However, even Zillow will say this is a starting point for a true valuation of your home and should not be considered an appraisal or true value. The reason is the information Zillow uses is reliant on accessing public records and user input such as realtor sales.
Zillow displays property information to provide consumers with transparent real estate information. We receive this information from public records gathered by a third-party data collector from your county. Our mission is to empower consumers with information and tools to make smart decisions about homes, real estate and mortgages. For this reason, we do not remove property pages from Zillow.