Should You Trust Zillow’s Home Valuations?

English Real Estate Group Video Blog with Scott English

Home sellers want to net the most money possible from their home sale. Luckily, there are a few things you can do when pricing your home that will position you to do just that.

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When selling your home, you might be tempted to use Zillow’s home valuation tool. However, to find out what you should really be selling your home for, you need to call a professional Realtor.

Why?

Zillow’s home valuations take only three things into consideration, location, square footage, and prior neighborhood sales. It can’t see any great features or improvements you’ve made to your home, and those things can significantly affect the value such as adding a new kitchen or deck. It also doesn’t take into account any neighborhood irregularities.

Don’t get married to the number a Zestimate gives you.

The best thing to do when figuring out how to price your home is call a Realtor. Unlike Zillow, a Realtor will take all of your home’s features and upgrades into consideration to give you the best advice on what price you should list at.

If you have any other questions or would like to know the value of your home, please feel free to give me a call or send me an email. I’m always happy to help!