Tag Archives: zestimate

This new home-equity tool is like CreditKarma for home value

By | | Uncategorized
Comments Off on This new home-equity tool is like CreditKarma for home value

HSH.com is a mortgage industry and content resource and has launched KnowEquity Tracker and Projector to help homeowners manage their equity. Continue reading →

How to create a solid CMA for today’s buyers

By | | Uncategorized
Comments Off on How to create a solid CMA for today’s buyers

The comparative market analysis (CMA) is one of the quintessential tools in an agent’s advertising tool box — it’s practically the entire reason homeowners even let us walk through their front doors. Here are four steps for creating a CMA for the moder… Continue reading →

This team of engineers beat the Zillow Zestimate by 13%

By | | Uncategorized
Comments Off on This team of engineers beat the Zillow Zestimate by 13%

Team ChaNJestimate was announced Wednesday as the winner of the $1 million Zillow Zestimate challenge, with an algorithm that beat the company’s own baseline by 13 percent. With the algorithm, Zillow expects its Zestimate error rate to fall from 4.5 pe… Continue reading →

10 trends agents need to know in a shifting market

By | | Uncategorized
Comments Off on 10 trends agents need to know in a shifting market

As a real estate agent in a turning market, what do you need to know to put your success first? Joe Rand and Katie Kossev go through their top 10 onstage at Inman Connect New York. Continue reading →

Zillow will announce winner of $1M Zestimate contest later this month

By | | Uncategorized
Comments Off on Zillow will announce winner of $1M Zestimate contest later this month

On January 30, Zillow plans to reveal the winner of “Zillow Prize” and award $1 million to the team that made the biggest improvements to the accuracy of the Zestimate. Zillow is also awarding $100,000 to the runner-up and $50,000 to the third-place co… Continue reading →

Redfin Estimate comes under fire for sudden price hikes

By | | Uncategorized
Comments Off on Redfin Estimate comes under fire for sudden price hikes

Does Redfin Estimate artificially inflate the value of certain homes, or is it just incredibly accurate and sensitive to changing market conditions? The founder of a low-fee brokerage attempted to get to the bottom of the valuation tool and found some … Continue reading →

Redfin unveils new estimate tool for off-market homes

By | | Uncategorized
Comments Off on Redfin unveils new estimate tool for off-market homes

Redfin is giving homeowners a chance to estimate their property’s value before it hits the market — while potentially buttressing its own iBuyer platform. Continue reading →

Reali releases AI tool to predict the winning bid on a home

By | | Uncategorized
Comments Off on Reali releases AI tool to predict the winning bid on a home

Reali, the California-based, flat-fee tech-powered brokerage is giving its clients a leg up on other home buyers with a new predictive tool that estimates the probability of placing a winning bid on a home. Continue reading →

Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman: There’s too much money in real estate

By | | Uncategorized
Comments Off on Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman: There’s too much money in real estate

Glenn Kelman, Redfin’s CEO and president took the helm of the real estate brokerage 13 years ago, this month. He talks to Inman about the ups and downs. Continue reading →