> It's funny that this is obvious to someone like myself who has spent virtually no time dealing with real estate, let alone people heavily entrenched in the process.
I think you're completely missing the point of the tool and the last sentence in OP's post... They're getting it wrong on purpose to get signups.
I really like the Zestimate tool (if it's accurate), but it's pretty sleazy for them to use it this way. Most people won't research the market price for every house they see, and as long as the Zestimate is reasonable, they'll assume the sales price is too high.
I think you're completely missing the point of the tool and the last sentence in OP's post... They're getting it wrong on purpose to get signups.
I really like the Zestimate tool (if it's accurate), but it's pretty sleazy for them to use it this way. Most people won't research the market price for every house they see, and as long as the Zestimate is reasonable, they'll assume the sales price is too high.