What is my house worth?

A home is a place of comfort, security and memories. When asking the question ‘what is my house worth?’, it is very difficult for the home owners themselves to come up with a unbiased answer.

But if you are looking to sell your home, then you will have to brush off these feelings – the value of your house to other people will be different.

What is my house worth – 3 tips

There are three things that you can do in order to objectively determine the answer to “what is my house worth?”. First and foremost, see your home as a neutral object – the memories will remain with you always, even if you decide to sell and move on!

1. Do your own research on home values for your locality

If you are up for it and have the time to spare, you can drive around your neighborhood and see other houses up for sale. Do not go beyond two kilometres from your house. It is important to see how homes in your area are valued so, stick to this distance.

Act as if you are house hunting so you can answer your query of “what is my house worth?” Get a notepad and pen to record every house you have checked which has the same or quite similar in lot area, number of rooms, make and so on. This will give you a rough idea on how much your property is worth in the current market. If the owner or real estate agent is handing out flyers, get one. Looking at flyers later will help to make comparisons.

2. Check for online help

If you do not want to roam around and eventually ask strangers “what is my house worth?” just to get random answers, you can also check the internet. There are websites that cater to people who want to get an estimate of their current home value. This will include a fee, but it can really assist you to know how to rate your property.

Some sites have online tools to provide accurate pricing of homes that have just been sold. They have a database to which this information is easily accessible. Just type in your address and similar homes will appear to which you can compare your home to.

Literally, ask the site “what is my house worth?” and they will answer you with recently closed deals.

Beware though. These websites cannot look at your home, so all the unique features (or potential costly problem areas) will not be considered by any online tool.

3. Get a Personal Property Value Appraisal

This is clearly the best choice for a professional, emotionally unattached appraisal of your particular home. If you get an experienced real estate professional, who is intimately familiar with your locality (important!), you will get a much more accurate answer to “what is my house worth?”.

After all, if you wanted to value a diamond, you would consult a reputable jeweller wouldn’t you?

The good news is that such professionals are easy to find through services such as ours, and they are free.

What is my house worth – enquiry form

So if you would like to find out what your home is worth, simply fill in the below form and one of our friendly staff will contact you shortly.