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FAQs

Why is there such a big difference between Zillow and Realtor com? ›

In terms of listing sources, Zillow offers a broader variety of FSBO options, while Realtor.com ensures data accuracy with its focus on licensed agents, impacting potential buyer reach for each platform.

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Redfin vs. Zillow: Redfin is more accurate when valuing homes. Both Zillow and Redfin give homes an approximate value, but the Zestimate provided by Zillow has proven slightly less accurate than Redfin's estimate.

Late spring and up to July are considered the home-selling months. You can sell faster and earn higher sale proceeds during this time of the year. As per 2022 data, the median sale price of houses sold in May 2022, was $1,057,250.

Uncooperative buyer/seller

Changing a name, close of escrow date, or any other terms will require the use of an addendum. And if they don't sign the addendum, then it could hold up the closing of the property. So make nice with each other and try to be as civil and accommodating as possible.

Broadly speaking, spring is generally the best time of year to sell your home. Many families need to be in their new home by the start of the school year, and house-hunting is easier when days are warmer and longer. Fall and winter typically see the lowest amount of homebuying activity.

Zillow is owned and operated by Zillow Group, a publicly traded company. Realtor.com is owned by parent company Move, Inc. In 2014, Move was sold to the media corporation Newscorp with the Australian company currently owning 80% of the shares in Move, while the Australian specialist portal company REA Group owns 20%.

Realtors use the MLS because it has more information, more accurate information, and most importantly the non-public information most relevant to the agent and their buyer. While Zillow may have 40-90 fields of information about the property, the average MLS listing has over 200.

Accuracy of Zestimates

According to Zillow's website, Zestimate's nationwide median error rate for active listings is 2.4%. 3 For off-market homes, it's now 7.9%. 4 Zestimates are only as accurate as the data behind them.

Why is there a big difference between Zillow and Redfin? ›

Zillow is not a brokerage—it is an online real estate listing site. Contrary to Redfin, transactions don't happen through Zillow; it's a source to find listings. Sellers or agents manually list properties on the site; they're not automatically pulled from the MLS.