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Answers (3)
- rockinblu
- Contributions:7202
Hi harmon1980,
If you just recently updated the info on your house, be patient. The last I heard was that it could be upwards of six weeks before it's reflected in the zestimate. However, it's easy to add 15k in home improvements and not have any effect on the zestimate, so it's quite possible that your improvements might not have an impact whatsoever. A new roof and or a driveway for instance might not have any effect at all, while an increase in square footage most probably would.
If you just recently updated the info on your house, be patient. The last I heard was that it could be upwards of six weeks before it's reflected in the zestimate. However, it's easy to add 15k in home improvements and not have any effect on the zestimate, so it's quite possible that your improvements might not have an impact whatsoever. A new roof and or a driveway for instance might not have any effect at all, while an increase in square footage most probably would.
- wetdawgs
- Contributions:26854
Zillow only uses data available from public databases in their calculations on Zestimates. Including improvements (or downgrades due to mold, holes etc) would be very tricky and essentially require visits to every property.
The tool that Zillow offers that will allow you to include upgrades is the "owner's estimate", and you can make this number public so that potential buyers can tell that your home isn't just another run of the mill house but hs had thoughtful upgrades included.
There is no way to remove the Zestimate.
Why doesn't Zillow take into account the improvements done to the house?
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