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Answers (1)

- Vince Curtis, "SoCal Appraiser"
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Read through that to understand what a Zestimate is and isnt.
Banks dont take Zestimates into consideration - they dont need to - they have their own AVMs (a type of private Zillow) which they use.
Zestimate dont make values, values make Zestimates.
Read through that to understand what a Zestimate is and isnt.
Banks dont take Zestimates into consideration - they dont need to - they have their own AVMs (a type of private Zillow) which they use.
Zestimate dont make values, values make Zestimates.



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