Rachel Rosen's Advice

The last sold information comes from the county's assessor office. 

Great article and link to thread! Thanks!

So, is it why your home is located where it is? Or why is your property posted on zillow.com? I assume the later. We get all our information through public data. We have about 90 Million properties in the U.S. on the website. Zillow is an aggregate all all public information from every state. We combine it all into one site for public, non-commercial use.Rachel 

Hi there,I don't see anything that states your home is in foreclosure. Please send me the link that shows that so I can take a look.Rachel 

Hi there, The Zestimate is always public. What the above owner did was Create Their Own Estimate. These are two different things.For comparing value and price on a home, the only way to do that is to go look at homes in person, in your area at the time you are ready to buy. If you look at 5 homes, you must decide on an individual home level what the price of that home should be based on the value, based on what the current supply is at the same price. Our zestimates are only based on public data, and so we cannot see things that would lower or raise the value to a buyer, such as a great view, or a horrible view. ..A bad layout, vs a wonderful layout. Old windows, vs brand new ones.  Value is in the eye of the beholder! =)I hope that helps,Rachel   

Hello, I made the changes to your estimate public, so your updated estimate could be seen. We update the Zestimate about 3x's a week, so keep checking back. If you don't want your estimate to be seen you can go to Create Estimate and click No for public view.Let me know if you have further questions.Rachel  

Well Done, Sunnyview! It is contributors like you who make the forums a true community. RachelCan we have funfetti flavored cake? 

Hello, From the home page, just type in your full address in the field at the top of the page and press enter. Zillow will display its Zestimate for your home. To change your home facts. you must claim the home first and then edit from there. How to claim your homeVideo how toDon't forget to check out our new Local Pages!- the tab that says "Fresh and New" at the top.Happy Friday!Rachel   

Hi Wendy, Have you claimed your home yet? When you claim your home you can change the facts as the home owner.Here are some videos to help you out. First you would find your home and claim it. Claim your home Then you would Update your home factsIf you have any problems, please don't hesitate to contact me directly. Regards,Rachel