Claim Your Home

What is it?

Claiming your home on Zillow means you confirm you are the homeowner. 

Why should I claim my home?

When you claim your home, you get access your home’s information on Zillow. When you claim, you activate your Owner Dashboard, which has tools for tracking your home value, pricing your home for sale, figuring out what time of year to sell and more. And if your home is listed for sale, you’ll get personalized recommendations for how to get your listing noticed by adding photos, video and home details.   

The Owner Dashboard also allows you to edit your home facts, which factor into your Zestimate®. The Zestimate home valuation is Zillow’s estimated market value for your home, calculated from public and user-submitted data. Updating your home facts can help make your Zestimate more accurate. 

You can also use the Owner Dashboard to test the waters if you’re thinking of selling. You can set a Make Me Move® price. This alerts potential buyers that you are interested in selling but doesn’t officially put your home on the market. 

How do I claim it?

Find your home on Zillow when you type in your address, then verify that you are the legal owner.

What does “claiming by name verification” mean?

It means you select your name from the drop-down list of randomly selected names in order to claim ownership. If you do not see your name, click “Don’t see your name? Go here.” This will allow you to claim ownership by entering your name and phone number. If the home is co-owned, only one owner’s name may appear on the list.

What are these names in the drop-down list? Are they previous owners?

No, they are not previous owners and they have nothing to do with your home. They are randomly generated names that we mix in with your name. This helps prevent fraud in case someone tries to claim ownership of your home.

Why don’t I see my name on the name verification page?

There could be a few reasons:

• Check the address and make sure you are on the right home.

• If you co-own the home, check for the other owner’s name.

• We might not have your name affiliated with the home. In this case, click “Don’t see your name? Go here” next to the name verification drop-down list. This will take you to a page to enter your name and phone number.

What if someone has already claimed ownership of my home?

If someone has claimed ownership of your home in error, you can dispute it. Go to the home details page for your home and click on “This home has been claimed by owner.” On the next page, review the choices and select a solution that fits your situation.

How do I “unclaim” a home?

If you claimed ownership of a home accidentally, recently sold your home, or you just want to release your claimed ownership to a home, you can release ownership by going to the home details page and clicking on the More menu.  

~Provided from Zillow.com Scripts