Claim your home on Zillow
Track your home value this holiday season—just like your kids track Santa! Enter your address to claim your home and activate the Owner Dashboard, a suite of tools designed to help monitor your home value over time.
Happy Holidays!
Update Santa’s list!
Santa’s planning his route, and Zillow is here to help. We’re working with Santa and his elves to update the official North Pole address book, so your new home is ready for holiday magic. Let’s make sure Santa knows exactly where to find you this year! 🏠✨
Let Santa know you moved.
, and Zillow will magically send an update to Santa with your new address to keep his list merry and bright!
Frequently asked questions
- Why should I claim my home?
Claiming your home allows you to track your Zestimate over time, giving you valuable insights into your home’s estimated value and how it compares to your local market.
- What if I am a renter?
We’ve got something special for you, too! Update your information on your renter profile and unlock a variety of tools designed just for renters.
- Why use a home value estimator tool?
Knowing the estimated value of your own home helps you price your home for sale, as a precursor to an official home appraisal. Understanding your home’s worth allows you to estimate the proceeds of a future home sale, so you can get a better estimate your budget for your next home. And, if you’re shopping, it’s also useful to check the value of homes in the area to ensure your offer is competitive.
- What is a Zestimate?
A Zestimate is Zillow’s estimated market value for a home, computed using a proprietary formula including public and user-submitted data, such as details about a home (bedrooms, bathrooms, home age, etc.), location, property tax assessment information and sales histories of the subject home as well as other homes that have recently sold in the area. Updating your home details can help make your Zestimate more accurate. A Zestimate is not an official appraisal, but is a starting point to estimate your home value.
- How accurate is the Zestimate?
The Zestimate’s accuracy depends on location and the availability of data in an area. The Zestimate’s median error rate for on-market homes nationwide is 3.2%, meaning Zestimates for half of all on-market homes are within 3.2% of the ultimate sale price, and half are not. For off-market homes, the median error rate is 7.52%. Check your home value estimate for free by entering your home address. You can improve the accuracy of your Zestimate by claiming the address as your home and updating the home details.
- How to find the value of your home?
Begin with your Zestimate, a useful starting point to help you determine an independent and unbiased assessment of what your home might be worth in today’s market. Try comparing your home to recently sold properties in the area to better understand its current value or estimate a possible sale price for your home. Your real estate agent will provide a more robust CMA for you after evaluating the home and taking into account any special features, its location and local market conditions.
- How to increase home value?
Home values increase when buyer demand increases. Making home improvements can also increase the value of your house. Updating your home’s exterior, including the roof, siding, doors or deck often increase the true value of your home, which is what buyers are willing to pay for the property. Depending on the extent of the change, addition or renovation, and the ability of Zillow to identify it, some changes may be reflected in the Zestimate while others may not. You can help by updating your home facts when changes have happened. Search your home address on Zillow, claim the property as your home and update your home facts to reflect recent improvements.
- How often do home values change?
Typically, home values increase over time and grow 3-4% each year in healthy, sustainable markets. However, home values are constantly changing depending on buyer demand and local market factors such as the amount of inventory, bidding wars or economic changes in the area. Local market conditions are the best indicator of projected (short-term) home value appreciation. Your Zestimate is updated regularly to keep up with fluctuating home values, making it an excellent resource for a free home value estimation. Review the history of your Zestimate and/or the Zillow House Value Index (ZHVI) for your neighborhood in order to to examine house value appreciation in your local market.
