Are you selling your home in 2026? If so, you’ve probably already asked the question, “What will my home sell for?” and are curious about the best way to find out. However, the answer will depend heavily on several factors, including how you are selling the home, when you are selling it, and the overall strength of your local market. It might feel overwhelming, but HomeLight has your back. This article will serve as a quick guide to help you estimate what your home will sell for in 2026, give you an idea about the many tools at your disposal, and help you decide which method of selling your home is right for you…and your wallet. Thankfully, there are several easy ways to estimate your home’s value and set a listing price, to let you gauge how much it might sell for, and help you plan accordingly. “A home’s sale price is really driven by three big buckets: location, the property itself, and current market conditions. Location and neighborhood (schools, commute, specific street), combined with size, layout, condition, and level of updating, set the basic value range, while local supply and demand, interest rates, and recent comparable sales determine how aggressively buyers will compete for it within that range,” says Jamie McMartin, a Texas real estate agent with over 15 years of experience. For a fast and easy estimate of your home’s market value, consider using one of the several home valuation tools that exist online. These calculators typically use an automated valuation model, or AVM, which looks at a variety of local market data, such as comparable homes in your market, recent sales data, and more, to give you a ballpark estimate of your home’s value in just a few minutes. You’ll simply enter some basic information about your property, such as its address, and you’ll get a ballpark estimate of your home’s value. While AVMs are a great starting point, it’s important to remember that there is a lot they don’t consider in their analyses, such as a detailed assessment of the home’s condition, unique architectural features of the home, or any recent upgrades or additions you may have made. Sites like Zillow, Redfin, and HomeLight all offer their own versions of AVMs, each with its own bells and whistles. Sean Keene, an Oregon real estate agent with over 15 years of experience, points to tools like Zillow’s “Zestimates” as one of the most popular of these calculators, but cautions that there are a lot of things these tools miss. “Everyone uses Zillow, and this is always going to be number one when it comes to that. One thing that I caution people about Zestimates is that Zestimates cannot tell houses apart,” Keene says. “The analogy that I give is this: when you go to the grocery store, how many different kinds of apples are there? How many different prices are there for apples? Zillow sees every house as a red delicious apple and struggles to tell them apart. The algorithm can not see what we [real estate agents] can see with our own eyes,” Keene adds.How can I estimate my home’s worth?
Use an online valuation tool like an automated valuation model
