Redfin Estimates vs. Zillow Estimates

Redfin just released their automated home price estimates as a competitor to Zillow's "Zestimates". They claim its estimates have a median error of 1.96 percent for homes that are on the market and 6.23 percent for those that are not versus 7.9% at Zillow.  I'll play around with it and let you know my thoughts.

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