What price should I ask for my Arizona home?
Resources for a do-it-yourself CMA (competitive market analysis)
Finding Arizona homes SOLD prices
Home Sale News
If you subscribe to Home
Sale News and study it carefully each week, after a few months
you will have an EXCELLENT idea of the value of your home.
azcentral.com
If you're in a hurry, try azcentral.com
which has recent home sales by zip code. It doesn't have the detail
of Home Sale News, but their sales data goes back 12 months!
It's very useful.
zillow.com
You can find comps in your neighborhood from a map at zillow.com. Very nice. Unfortunately, their comps are a bit old. I'm seeing 3 to 4 months after closing. Here at Home Sale News and at azcentral.com our data is only about 3 weeks after closing.
Beware: zillow.com value estimates ("Zestimates") are not great. Zillow.com says for Phoenix, Arizona that 28% of their "Zestimates" are off by 10 percent or MORE. Yikes! If your home is worth $200,000, there's a 28% chance zillow.com will tell you it's worth more than $220,000 or less than $180,000
Maricopa County Assessor
If you want information on the sale of an individual home in your
neighborhood, you're best bet is the website of the Maricopa
County Assessor. Their website, however, isn't as up-to-date as
Home Sale News or azcentral.com.
Online Paid Valuations
If you don't mind paying, there are a few places online that provide
a home valuation for a fee. I haven't used any of these websites so
I can't recommend them. If you use one, please email me with your
opinion of it.
For example, Instant
Home Valuations, has reports priced from $9.95 to $29.95.
Finding Arizona homes FOR SALE prices
The value of your home is also affected by the asking prices of Arizona
homes for sale that are comparable to your home. The final sale price,
of course, can be more or less than the asking price.
Nevertheless, you should know what your competition is asking for
their homes because it affects how much you can get for your home.
There are many websites online that show Arizona homes for sale.
My website which is one of the best, if I do say so myself, is Arizona
Homes Catalog.
Do you want to sell your home soon?
Are you ready to sell your home using a Realtor? If so and you aren't
already working with a Realtor, please call me.
As part of my services to market your home for top dollar,
I will personally prepare a detailed competitive market analysis,
or CMA, of your home's market value.
John L. Wake
480-596-3851
Associate Broker
HomeSmart Real Estate
