Free Resources:
As a loan originator or homeowner, trying to
decide if a refinance is "doable" is often a critical first step -
yet HVCC prohibits traditional "comp searches" to
appraisers.
The following sources, if used carefully can provide
valuable information. We do recommend that if you use these
sites you ignore their estimated values and instead look at the
sales surrounding your property within the past 90 days and in the
immediate area. This will give you a range - although still
won't account for all of the differences between the
properties.
cyberhomes.com Real Estate
listing with value estimates and aerial views.
googleearth.com A satellite-imagery
mapping product providing street level property views.
homes.com One of the
nation's top online destinations for real estate listings with sold
home listings and data.
Home Values by
Yahoo Real Estate listings, home value
estimates, and mortgage market information - compiled from various
sites.
netronline.com Contains
county property and tax records.
ofheo.gov Official site of
the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight, which tracks
and reports the House Price Index (HPI), a scale for determining
rising and declining values by geographic location.
realtor.com Real
estate database of homes for sale and official site of the National
Association of Realtors.
Redfin.com
Redfin is a real estate brokerage In major metropolitan areas
with a large online listing service.
Remax Compare neighborhood
values and see current listings.
trulia.com Site with real
estate listings, comps, home photos and aerial views of homes
nationwide . Also includes sales trends by local market.
zillow.com Provides recently
sold comps and "zestimates" on homes across the 50
states.