What's My Houston Home Worth?
Instant Valuation from Live MLS Comps
Instant Valuation from Live MLS Comps
Enter any Greater Houston address to pull live MLS comparables and tax records for the property. It's a fast, data-backed starting point — useful whether you're listing next month or just curious.
The tool above produces an automated valuation: an algorithm compares your address to recent MLS sales and tax records nearby and returns a figure. It is a genuinely useful starting point and it costs nothing to run.
A comparative market analysis is a different exercise. An agent walks the property, accounts for its condition and updates, selects the comparable sales that genuinely reflect it, adjusts for the differences between them, and factors in what is currently competing for the same buyers. Where an algorithm produces a number, a CMA produces a pricing strategy — and on most homes the two differ by more than sellers expect.
Texas does not disclose sale prices in public records. Automated valuation models that work well in disclosure states have less verified data to learn from here, and they lean more heavily on tax assessments and modeled estimates as substitutes.
This also means the appraisal district's value is not a market value. Under Texas law, annual increases in the appraised value of a homesteaded property are capped, and exemptions reduce the taxable figure further. After a few years of rising prices, a home's appraised value and its market value can diverge substantially in either direction. Neither number is wrong; they simply answer different questions.
Condition and updates. Kitchens, primary baths, roofs, and HVAC systems carry disproportionate weight with buyers, and deferred maintenance gets discounted more aggressively than its repair cost.
Flood history and elevation. In this market, whether a property has flooded, where it sits relative to current floodplain maps, and what an elevation certificate shows can matter more than any interior finish. Buyers ask, and their insurers ask.
Total cost of ownership. Two homes with identical list prices can carry very different monthly costs once the MUD district rate, school district rate, HOA dues, and insurance are counted. Buyers shop monthly payments, so a high tax rate is a pricing factor whether or not a seller thinks of it that way.
School attendance zone. Zoning to a sought-after campus supports value, and attendance boundaries are redrawn from time to time as districts manage growth.
The pricing decision made in the first week sets up everything that follows. Homes priced correctly at launch tend to attract their strongest offers early, while overpriced homes accumulate days on market and end up negotiating from a weaker position than if they had started lower. The step-by-step seller guide on this site walks through preparation, pricing, marketing, and closing in order.
An automated estimate can't see your renovations, your finishes, or what buyers are actually paying on your street this month. Justin will walk the property and prepare a comparative market analysis, at no cost and with no obligation.
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Treat it as a starting range, not a price. Texas is a non-disclosure state — sale prices are not recorded in public records — so automated valuation models here have less verified sale data to learn from than they do in states where every price is public. They lean more heavily on tax assessments and modeled figures as substitutes, which widens the margin of error. The estimate is genuinely useful for orientation; it is not a basis for setting a list price or an offer.
An automated estimate is an algorithm comparing your address to nearby records. A comparative market analysis (CMA) is an agent walking the property, accounting for its condition and updates, choosing the comparable sales that genuinely reflect it, adjusting for the differences, and weighing what is currently competing for the same buyers. An algorithm returns a number; a CMA returns a pricing strategy — and on most homes the two differ by more than sellers expect.
No. Under Texas law, annual increases in the appraised value of a homesteaded property are capped, and exemptions reduce the taxable figure further. After a few years of rising prices, a home's appraised value and its actual market value can diverge substantially in either direction. Neither number is wrong — they answer different questions. The appraisal district value is for taxation; it is not what a buyer will pay.
Condition and updates (kitchens, primary baths, roof, and HVAC carry outsized weight, and deferred maintenance gets discounted more aggressively than its repair cost); flood history and elevation relative to current maps; the total monthly cost of ownership once the MUD-district and school-district tax rates, HOA dues, and insurance are counted; and the school attendance zone. Two homes with identical list prices can carry very different monthly costs, and buyers shop the payment.
General information about home values in Texas — not an appraisal or financial advice. For a figure you can price or offer on, ask Justin for a comparative market analysis.
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