Residential brokerage Redfin is releasing Thursday an improved home-value estimate tool on its website, with a challenge to the accuracy of cross-town real-estate website Zillow and its “Zestimate.” ...

As a long-time realtor on San Francisco's north side, Janet Schindler was noticing a worrisome trend. Rather than allowing her to do her job and do an in-depth analysis on the value of a home, buyers ...