Zillow's Zestimate: A Tool for Voyeuristic Curiosity and Financial Disclosure

Monday, Jul 7, 2025 6:13 am ET1min read

Zillow has become a phenomenon, with 227 million monthly visitors, allowing users to search for properties and view estimated values, including the median error rate of 2% for on-market homes and 7% for off-market homes. Some users have used the platform to snoop on their peers' financial lives, finding out how much their friends' families' homes cost. This has led to controversy, with some arguing that people shouldn't publicly disclose their wealth.

Zillow's Zestimate: A Tool for Voyeuristic Curiosity and Financial Disclosure

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