Pros and Cons to Calculating Your Home's Value Online

More homeowners are turning to free or nominally priced online tools to follow the possible changes in the value of their properties. The Wall Street Journal staff put four Web sites (and a professional appraiser) to the test. WSJ hired Richard Hagar, an appraiser with American Home Appraisals of Mercer Island, Wash., to price the home. He calculated different numbers based on a "desktop" appraisal (using local real estate and other computerized data), a drive-by, and an extensive on-site appraisal. Link: RealEstateJournal Pros and Cons to Calculating Your Home's Value Online. If you enjoyed this post, subscribe and get FREE updates! Appraisal , Real Estate , Appraiser , Technology