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Re:Ask HN: Zillow and redfin estimates overtime, comparison? by mooreds on Wednesday April 18, 2018 @01:36PM (#16869248)
As far as general tracking of avms I don't know of any and the incentives are not properly aligned to have them set up (avm provider doesn't want to show inaccuracies).

Zillow used to show percentage error but it was a web page showing inaccuracies by zip.

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Re:Ask HN: Zillow and redfin estimates overtime, comparison? by sdsdsdsdsdsds on Wednesday April 18, 2018 @01:57PM (#16869437)
I agree with the incentives part. But, apparently, some AVMs(not necessarily Zillow) are used by mortgage lenders to adjust their risk models. In such cases, I would assume lenders will first want to find out information about accuracy(through third parties).

You are right that zillow used to show accuracy by zip code. But I am looking for more granular info.

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Re:Ask HN: Zillow and redfin estimates overtime, comparison? by mooreds on Wednesday April 18, 2018 @03:18PM (#16870172)
Sure, I bet the AVMs share their accuracy to people that pay them, but I bet not to folks who don't (consumers).

Anyway, hope this post turns up some useful info.

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