1088 Fairway Pl, North Salt Lake, UT 84054

Zillow’s algorithm– in connection with its estimate on the value of our home–relies on a county assessor’s appraisal done at the depth of the 2008 real estate crisis. Zillow has no idea whether we keep pigs in the basement or installed gold-plated fixture. Quoting one expert: “The problem is, the estimates – or ‘Zestimates’ as Zillow calls them – are not always accurate. In fact, they can be wildly off, leaving the buyer or seller worse off than before they looked at them.