Can I trust Zillow to appraise the market value of my home in Crystal_park_condo?
Zillow is a popular website that provides "z-estimates" that purport to calculate the market value of each and every property in the United States. Zillow tries to achieve this this feat by using a fancy logarithm which crossreferences factors which affect home values, but here's a typical story I have heard from home sellers in Northern Virginia:
Our home was recently appraised for 650K. Zillow estimates the value at 521K. The estimate makes us one of the lowest priced homes in the subdivision. We have all upgrades in our home and it is the largest of the homes that were originally built in this subdivision. It was appraised at 750K before 2009. Our home has a basement. Neighbors do not have basement on one side and you appraised higher. Really? -- James E. - Fort Hunt
If you search the Internet for the phrase "Can I trust Zillow?" or "Can I trust Z-Estimates" you'll discover many testimonials by upset property owners and leery home purchasers who have discovered the hard way just out inaccurate Zillow's pricing can be. Many people in Crystal_park_condo claim that Zillow's estimates have a margin of error of around 20%. Even if we assume the margin of error is only 10%, in Northern Virginia that means a "z-estimate" is only within $50,000 of the actual market value. If the margin of error is an astounding 5% that means that a z-estimate is only within $25,000 of the asking price.
Yet Zillow (for now) remains popular with some real estate shoppers. Property owners and home purchasers should understand that there is not a single community in Crystal_park_condo where either a mortgage lender or tax collector uses Zillow for tax assessment or appraisals. Our professional advice is to take estimates from any website with a grain of salt. Putting too much reliance into a computer logarithm can cause a lot of irration.
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