http://blog.mischel.com/2008/05/29/whats-that-house-worth/ Musings on technology and life Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:58:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://blog.mischel.com/2008/05/29/whats-that-house-worth/comment-page-1/#comment-2239 Brett Shaw for Cyberhomes Tue, 03 Jun 2008 16:44:57 +0000 http://blog.mischel.com/?p=119#comment-2239 The idea of online estimates is a novel idea, if they can get them right. Most of the "evaluation" sites only rely on the public tax data, which is why your zestimate is close to that figure. I'm a real estate agent and stress that you should use these figures only as a guideline. While nothing can compare to hands on comps from an agent, there are some sites that are very useful for a variety of topics. Cyberhomes, for example, is owned by Fidelity National Financial and draws data not only from tax records, but a variety of companies affiliated with FNF. Also, you can edit a specific home's facts to get a more accurate evaluation. A huge step for accuracy. The idea of online estimates is a novel idea, if they can get them right. Most of the “evaluation” sites only rely on the public tax data, which is why your zestimate is close to that figure. I’m a real estate agent and stress that you should use these figures only as a guideline. While nothing can compare to hands on comps from an agent, there are some sites that are very useful for a variety of topics. Cyberhomes, for example, is owned by Fidelity National Financial and draws data not only from tax records, but a variety of companies affiliated with FNF. Also, you can edit a specific home’s facts to get a more accurate evaluation. A huge step for accuracy.

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