How much is my home worth?

There are alternatives to our free home valuation tool to calculate your home’s value. You can hire an appraiser who can give you an actual appraisal report. You can also have a local real estate agent give you a comparative market analysis (CMA). This is another form of finding out your home value.

Usage of home value estimator there is no only one way how you can estimate your home value. There are some other methods how to calculate the home value, for example using an appraiser, looking up the property's assessment value, or hiring a real estate agent to provide a comparative market analysis.

There are numerous reasons homeowners may need to know their home value. The most common reason is if you are thinking of selling. Getting an online home value estimate is a starting point to plan your finances for your move and helps you prepare to find a local real estate agent.

Another common reason is if you are thinking of refinancing or getting a home equity loan. You will need to know the value of your home and compare it against what you currently owe against it. This will determine your equity and allow you to plan accordingly.

One additional instance where you may need to know your home value is for insurance purposes. There are types of insurance that will require that you provide a value for your house in order to issue certain types of policies.

Lastly, you may need to contest your local tax assessor’s value estimate. There have been many instances in which the assessor has overvalued property and charged homeowners excessive taxes.

You will get a home value report instantly once you go through our short home value estimation questions.

If you got a home value report to get an idea of what your home will sell for, the next step is to talk to a local expert. You may be contacted directly by one of our RealAdvisor Pro partner agents, or you can reach out to one of them on your own.

A local expert will schedule an in person visit to further assess your home’s value, prepare a thorough Comparative Market Analysis (CMA), and help you plan for a potential sale.

The value of your home is dynamic. It changes based on the most current market data and market trends. You should check your home value when you have a need to do so, or if you are just curious.