Zillow seems to be offline whenever I've tried to use it lately. Does anyone know of a comparable website that will let you enter an exact address? I tried trulia.com but it doesn't work the same way as zillow. Thanks!
2007-07-06 04:12:08 · 5 answers · asked by puddumsmom 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Renting & Real Estate
http://www.homegain.com/home_prices/index
2007-07-06 04:16:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've never had trouble accessing it, but I've had MAJOR issues with their "values." They plainly state that the whole program is "in beta" and you should take their valuations with a VERY large grain of salt.
I sold some property last year and a couple of months after the sale they had the sale listed with the right price but the value 2 months after the sale was up over 20%. I know that market well and there's no way that there was a 20% appreciation in 2 months. It's now showing nearly 40% higher than the sales price and last year's sale has mysteriously dropped from the record. At best the area has appreciated 5% or so in the past year.
With Zillow, you get what you pay for...
HomeGain now requires quite a bit of personal information to view a valuation so I'd tread carefully there as well.
2007-07-06 11:29:54 · answer #2 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
ZILLOW works great, when you know how to use it..
NEVER ever EVER never Ever look at the the price that ZILLOW posts for an address. It isn't meant to be accurate !!
The correct way to use ZILLOW is to find the COMPS for similiar properties that have already sold.
DId I mention NOT to use the value that ZILLOW states ?
2007-07-07 13:30:32 · answer #3 · answered by CommonCents 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the county i live in offers the same info through its website. You may want to check your county website
2007-07-06 11:20:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I used it last night and use it all the time and have never had a problem with it.
2007-07-06 11:17:58 · answer #5 · answered by Gengis 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋