One of the biggest surprises from the Optimizer system has been the growing response to the Home Age Update Guide at HomeAgeUpdateGuide.com. What started… Read more: Why the Home Age Update Guide Is Becoming a Surprise Favorite for Homeowners and Realtors

Online home values are influencing buyers and sellers before they ever contact a real estate professional. That’s why I created three tools designed to… Read more: help consumers and professionals better understand “portal value”

“Useful” does not simply mean generating a home value estimate. A truly useful valuation tool should help consumers: With that definition in mind, here… Read more: Most Useful Online Home Valuation Tools — Ranked by Usefulness

Many homeowners check more than one online home value. They may look at Zillow, Redfin, Realtor.com, Homes.com, or other real estate websites. But instead… Read more: Are Your Online Home Values All Different? Home Value Optimizer Helps Compare and Improve the Numbers

Online home value estimates are now one of the first places homeowners, buyers, sellers, agents, and lenders look when trying to understand a property’s… Read more: Why Online Home Value Estimates Can Be Wrong — and How to Check Them