Similar to an appraisal, the Zestimate takes into account all of the home details you consider in your own house hunt, including square footage, location, and the number of beds and baths.

You can click to see a graph of its Zestimate over the past decade — the Zillow-fied value of my childhood home rose a staggering 72% from May 2020 to its peak in May 2022 but has since dropped ...