EP: 1076•22 Aug 2022

[Exact Process] How to Figure Out What Your Home is Worth In Today's Market | Ep. 1076

About this episode

In this episode, we discuss the exact steps that property investors and first home buyers can take to figure out exactly what their homes are worth.

We also discuss how online valuation sites ‚Äì like homes.co.nz ‚Äì are not as accurate as they might seem. We dig into the data and show how far off the site is based on each council area.

We also mention this tool, which you can use to see how your property market has changed since you first bought your house.

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