A three-bedroom home in Belfair sold for $225,000 last June, but Zillow’s website estimated it was worth $1.8 million. (Courtesy of Sue Carlson)
When Seattle residents Sue and Roy Carlson bought a modest home on the Kitsap Peninsula in June, they paid $225,000 — a discount because the house was headed for foreclosure.
Redfin now estimates the home in Belfair, southwest of Bremerton, is worth $318,000. Realtor.com’s algorithm pegs the house at $268,000. And the county assessor has valued it at $283,000.
But like most homes, when you Google its address, the first thing that shows up is its Zillow page.
And according to that Zillow page, the home is now worth $1.8 million…read more