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People ask me all the time, “How accurate is a Zillow Zestimate?” Well, the answer can be found on Zillow’s own website where it talks about the Zestimate being a proprietary model. It is a computer module that determines values using public-submitted data and user-submitted data to come up with a range.
In other words, it is simply a starting point. After you look at a home’s Zestimate, if you really want to know its true value, Zillow recommends getting a professional appraisal. They can give you their opinion of the price once they have seen the home.
"If you are trusting your Zestimate as a statement of fact, you could be leaving a ton of money on the table."
On one of my latest listings, the home seller initially thought the home was worth a certain amount because of its Zestimate. After my team and I did our analysis on the property, we came up with a suggested price that was 10% to 15% higher than the Zestimate.
You could be leaving a ton of money on the table by trusting your Zestimate. If you are considering buying or selling a home, use that Zestimate as a starting point, and then call an agent like myself to find the true value of the property.
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