online estimates - Appraisers Blogs https://appraisersblogs.com/tag/online-estimates-2/ Appraisal News and Tips for Real Estate Appraisers Mon, 17 Aug 2026 02:53:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://i0.wp.com/appraisersblogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/ABfavicon.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 online estimates - Appraisers Blogs https://appraisersblogs.com/tag/online-estimates-2/ 32 32 52046035 The Other Side, Racism in Appraisals https://appraisersblogs.com/the-other-side-racism-in-appraisals https://appraisersblogs.com/the-other-side-racism-in-appraisals#comments Tue, 15 Jun 2021 12:30:51 +0000 https://appraisersblogs.com/?p=25394 …the other side of things, the appraiser profession side since no other news media and organizations are willing to do so… Note: The following blog article is not to defend anyone or to place blame. It is simply a blog looking at this issue from the other side of things, the side that hasn’t been discussed in the media. A couple weeks ago, I was privileged to speak on The National Real Estate Post about appraisal issues. One of the issues we discussed briefly was the ever-growing number of articles being written about allegations of racial discrimination in the appraisal...

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]]> https://appraisersblogs.com/the-other-side-racism-in-appraisals/feed/ 26 25394 Will Big Data Put Appraisers Out of Business? https://appraisersblogs.com/zestimate-vs-appraiser-will-big-data-zestimates-put-appraisers-out-of-business https://appraisersblogs.com/zestimate-vs-appraiser-will-big-data-zestimates-put-appraisers-out-of-business#comments Mon, 13 Jul 2020 12:30:46 +0000 https://appraisersblogs.com/?p=24158 Part of the boom in the availability of data has led to companies such as Trulia and Zillow who claim they can “Zestimate” a home’s value instantaneously. But can your potential customers trust such value? In the old days, if a homeowner really wanted to find out how much their property was worth in the current market, they called an appraiser. Our customers understood that a licenced and qualified appraiser is trained, experienced, knowledgeable, and unbiased in his or her own marketplace. In the past few years, the Information Age has flooded us with data; lots of data. Big data...

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]]> https://appraisersblogs.com/zestimate-vs-appraiser-will-big-data-zestimates-put-appraisers-out-of-business/feed/ 21 24158 The Fuzzy Math of Home Values https://appraisersblogs.com/appraisal/the-fuzzy-math-of-home-values/ https://appraisersblogs.com/appraisal/the-fuzzy-math-of-home-values/#respond Fri, 18 Nov 2011 16:33:21 +0000 https://appraisersblogs.com/?p=1709 Fuzzy Math In a housing market that’s been mostly a cause for gloom, so-called home-valuation technology has become one of the few sources of excitement. After years of real estate pros holding all the informational cards in the home-sale game, Web-driven companies like Zillow, Homes.com and Realtor.com are offering to reshuffle the deck. They’ve rolled out at-your-fingertips technology via laptop and smartphone to give shoppers and owners an estimate of what almost any home is worth. And people have flocked to the data in startling numbers. Vigilant homeowners check their values to help decide whether it’s worth the hassle of...

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