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Thursday, June 28, 2012

Does Zillow show your square footage too low?

WHO CARES IF ZILLOW IS CORRECT?

You should. Buyers  look at zillow.com  to see if they are getting a good deal for the neighborhood.

When your neighbor goes to sell his or her home, the higher the neighboring properties shows the more your neighbor can get. What your neighbor can get has a direct impact on the value of your property and you will be glad when you are ready to sell.

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Make sure Zillow has your homes correct square footage when you go here. Many of them are too low* or if you have updated the home  (If the square footage is too low or if you have updated the home then look for the edit button, down below the picture, to correct it.) Remember you can only correct information on property that  you actually own as you leave a digital footprint and it can be "tracked" if anyone tries to do something "cute" to your property information.

*You should be able to get the correct square footage information from an appraisal if your home was refinanced and measured at that time.  
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Try to do this on www.trulia.com
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CHECK TO SEE WHAT THE ASSESSOR SHOWS FOR SQUARE FOOTAGE.
Scroll down to "Improvements" and look for "liveable" to see what they show for sq feet. (Remember this may or may not be right. If you have had an appraisal when buying or refinancing, the mortgage company most likely had it measured and  this can be more accurate. If there is a discrepancy you can have the city come measure.)

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