Real Estate Questions and Answers
Understanding the site
What is Cyberhomes™?
Where does the information on the site come from?
What area does the data cover?
Are Cyberhomes™ valuations the same as an appraisal prepared by a licensed professional appraiser?
Using Cyberhomes™
How do I get started?
Is it free to use the site?
Sharing information with the site
How does this site protect personal information?
How do I report an error?
How do I send feedback?
Which browsers do you support?
Understanding the site
What is Cyberhomes™?
You can use Cyberhomes™ valuations to get access to much of the same information that home ownership professionals use. On Cyberhomes™, you get the power of the detailed property analysis combined with the personal knowledge you have. Whether you own your place, are thinking of buying, or even just looking around, you can explore data ranging from property facts, value estimates, and a variety of important indicators of local and national changes in the housing market. Find out more about us.
Where does the information on the site come from?
There’s an enormous amount of information used in each Cyberhomes™ valuation, compiled directly from a variety of sources. Our database is the result of years of expertise in the homeownership information business, and contains:
- More than 100 million property, ownership, sales and mortgage records
- More than 120 separate data fields per record
- Detailed information on more than 85 percent of the U.S. population in more than 1,400 counties
- 575,000+ new records added monthly, in real-time as they become available from the source
- Enhanced data including: information from 10 years of proprietary appraisals and appraisal reviews, geographic and spatial information, public and private schools, demographics, environmental data, comparables and neighborhood trends
What area does the data cover?
The valuations include data from more than 100 million property records across the United States. Sale price data for certain states, commonly known as “non-disclosure states,” is not available. These states include:
- Alaska
- Idaho
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Louisiana
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- New Mexico
- Texas
- Utah
- Wyoming
The valuations also do not include international properties.
Are Cyberhomes™ valuations the same as an appraisal prepared by a licensed professional appraiser?
None of the Cyberhomes™ valuations provided via this site are an appraisal report of the market value of the subject property prepared by a licensed professional appraiser. The valuation has been generated by use of proprietary computer software which assembles publicly available property records and certain proprietary data to arrive at an approximate estimate of home valuation. The Cyberhomes™ valuations have not been prepared, evaluated or reviewed by a licensed professional appraiser. For a more precise and comprehensive evaluation of the market value of a home, please contact your broker or engage the services of a licensed professional appraiser.
Using Cyberhomes™
How do I get started?
All you need is an address or the name of a place to get started. Whether you’re planning or just playing, using our valuations means that you can be as prepared as you want to be — whether you’re doing a detailed analysis, refining a general sense of a property’s or neighborhood’s value, or just tracking how values change over time.
Is it free to use the site?
Yes. Now you can get access at no cost to the same data that highly experienced real estate, appraisal and financial services professionals use. Keep in mind though: even the best home evaluation is just a starting point for you to understand the many factors that affect a home’s value over time — for the best view of the market and your options and opportunities, contact your REALTOR® or lender.
Sharing information with the site
How does this site protect personal information?
You do not need to enter any personal information to use the valuations on the site. We value your privacy and use information collected on this site in strict accordance with our Privacy Policy.
How do I report an error?
If you find an error on the site, just contact us. And thank you — we appreciate your help!
How do I send feedback?
If you have a thought or suggestions on the site, we’d love to hear from you. Just contact us.
Which browsers do you support?
Cyberhomes™ supports Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 6 and above, Firefox versions 1.5 and above, and Safari versions 2.0 and above.