--- title: "Home valuation widget for website: an agent's buying checks" description: "Compare home valuation widgets by estimate source, website compatibility, contact settings, costs, and the tests that connect a question to an agent." canonical: "https://scalewithsearch.com/articles/home-valuation-widget-agent-website" --- ## Site navigation - [Scale With Search](https://scalewithsearch.com/) - Services - Services - [AI systems](https://scalewithsearch.com/ai-systems) - [Site build](https://scalewithsearch.com/work#site-build) - [Whole website fix](https://scalewithsearch.com/work#whole-website-fix) - [Content library with SEO](https://scalewithsearch.com/work#content-library) - [Working session](https://scalewithsearch.com/audit) - Start here - [Send your brief](https://scalewithsearch.com/work#send-your-brief) - [Example scope](https://scalewithsearch.com/work#review-the-example-scope) - [Prices and terms](https://scalewithsearch.com/work#prices-and-terms) - Industries - Real estate - [Real estate agents and teams](https://scalewithsearch.com/for/real-estate) - [Platforms, ownership, and IDX](https://scalewithsearch.com/for/real-estate/real-estate-website-platforms-ownership-idx) - [Search, content, and AI](https://scalewithsearch.com/for/real-estate/real-estate-search-content-ai) - [Inquiries, campaigns, and handoffs](https://scalewithsearch.com/for/real-estate/real-estate-website-inquiries-campaigns-handoffs) - [Buyer, seller, and local pages](https://scalewithsearch.com/for/real-estate/real-estate-buyer-seller-local-resources) - [Rules, privacy, and trust](https://scalewithsearch.com/for/real-estate/real-estate-website-rules-privacy-trust) - Browse by business - [Trades and home services](https://scalewithsearch.com/for/#group-trades) - [Health, wellness, and animal care](https://scalewithsearch.com/for/#group-practices) - [Law, finance, and IT](https://scalewithsearch.com/for/#group-professional) - [Marketing and SEO agencies](https://scalewithsearch.com/for/#group-agencies) - [Shops and manufacturers](https://scalewithsearch.com/for/#group-manufacturing) - [Restaurants, shops, studios, and nonprofits](https://scalewithsearch.com/for/#group-local-services) - Chiropractic practices - [Chiropractic and wellness practices](https://scalewithsearch.com/for/chiropractic-and-wellness-practices) - [Chiropractic and physical therapy clinics](https://scalewithsearch.com/for/chiropractic-and-physical-therapy-clinics) - [All industries](https://scalewithsearch.com/for/) - Resources - Free tools - [AI readiness check](https://scalewithsearch.com/check) - [Free tools](https://scalewithsearch.com/tools/) - [Free Starter Kit](https://scalewithsearch.com/kit/business-memory-starter-kit.zip) - Guides - [AI-native library](https://scalewithsearch.com/ai-native) - [Industry intelligence](https://scalewithsearch.com/intelligence) - [Office job guides](https://scalewithsearch.com/guides/) - [Business memory](https://scalewithsearch.com/articles/business-memory-for-ai-agents-guide) - [Agent governance](https://scalewithsearch.com/articles/ai-agent-governance-guide-small-business) - [Migration and ownership](https://scalewithsearch.com/articles/leaving-vendor-ai-memory-guide) - Articles - [All articles](https://scalewithsearch.com/articles/) - [What changed](https://scalewithsearch.com/changes/) - About - Evidence - [Proof](https://scalewithsearch.com/proof) - Scale With Search - [About](https://scalewithsearch.com/about) - [How it works](https://scalewithsearch.com/how-it-works) # Choose a home valuation widget for your agent website Choose a home valuation widget only after confirming who supplies the estimate, what the visitor receives, and whether the widget fits your website. Specify the property question you want an agent to receive. Treat a displayed value as an estimate, not an appraisal or a promised sale price. Compare the options below against your seller page and receiving process. Vendor descriptions were checked on 2026.10.14. The buying requirements and tests are recommendations for your website brief. ## Compare the result and the website requirement IDXAddons documents an embedded valuation widget. Contempo offers a WordPress valuation plugin. Their published installation routes differ: copied embed code for IDXAddons, a shortcode or Elementor widget for Contempo. [IDXAddons tutorial](https://idxaddons.com/tutorial/home-valuation-widget) and [Contempo plugin page](https://contempothemes.com/automated-home-valuation-plugin/), checked 2026.10.14. | Comparison | IDXAddons Home Valuation Widget | Contempo Automated Home Valuation Plugin | | --- | --- | --- | | Documented output | Property estimate; separate market-insights request | Predicted value, low and high range, property details | | Placement | Generated embed snippet | WordPress shortcode or Elementor widget | | Contact controls | Option to show the estimate before requesting contact information | Choice of required contact fields | | Receiving workflow | Request records and documented agent SMS notifications | Customizable report and notification emails; CSV export | | Decision to resolve | Account eligibility, estimate supplier, and configured contact creation | Estimate supplier, WordPress hosting, and displayed-value settings | The feature cells summarize those linked vendor pages. They describe advertised functions, rather than an installation tested on your website. Start with the platform you intend to keep. For a static website, require a supported embed demonstrated on that site. A WordPress plugin is a different platform requirement. Resolve that difference before purchasing it. If you already have a valuation-request form, inspect its output before replacing it. iHomefinder's **Sell My Home** article describes a request form followed by matching sold listings, or active listings when sold results are unavailable. That description does not establish an automated value for the submitted home. The article was published on 2016.06.01 and checked on 2026.10.14. Confirm current availability separately. [iHomefinder's widget description](https://www.ihomefinder.com/blog/product-news-and-tips/sell-my-home-widget/). Label a request form according to the response you provide. Keep an instant-estimate label for a service whose result you have verified. ## Identify the valuation source before approving the embed Ask the vendor to identify the valuation-data supplier and model used by your proposed account. Request the source documentation, valuation date field, coverage limits, and permitted uses. The inspected IDXAddons overview and tutorial do not clearly name the current underlying valuation-data supplier. The inspected Contempo page explains model inputs without naming that supplier. Keep both answers unresolved until the vendor confirms them. A product name or URL is insufficient evidence of the model currently used. [IDXAddons overview](https://idxaddons.com/about/plunk-valuation), [tutorial](https://idxaddons.com/tutorial/home-valuation-widget), and [Contempo page](https://contempothemes.com/automated-home-valuation-plugin/), checked 2026.10.14. Ask separately about permission to display the estimate, retain its details with an inquiry, and export those records. Require the approved attribution and disclosure wording. Keep unsupported data uses out of the implementation. For Contempo, inspect its documented setting that adds a dollar amount to valuation outputs. Require any adjustment to remain separately explained and recorded. Avoid presenting an adjusted figure as the unchanged model result. [Contempo's valuation-data FAQ](https://contempothemes.com/automated-home-valuation-plugin/), checked 2026.10.14. Before agreeing to a provider, request a demonstration using permitted properties from your service area. Include an address that cannot return an estimate. Require coverage evidence for the intended market rather than relying on a national marketing claim. ## Specify what appears before the contact request Put the provider identity and estimate explanation beside the result. Ask for the matched address, supplied valuation date, and any documented range. Leave unavailable fields unfilled. Keep the website retrieval time separate from the valuation date. Require visible wording that identifies the result as an automated estimate. State that it is not an appraisal and does not promise a sale price. Have your broker review the wording for your market and service. Zillow provides a documented example of that distinction. Its Help Center says a Zestimate estimates market value, cannot replace an appraisal, and should be supplemented with other research. This describes Zillow's estimate. It does not establish that either compared widget uses Zillow. [Zillow's Zestimate explanation](https://zillow.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/203512140-What-is-a-Zestimate-home-value), checked 2026.10.14. Choose whether to show the result before asking for contact details. Approve the exact fields and purpose of each request. Offer a separate route to ask an agent about selling or buying. IDXAddons documents automatic IDX Broker contact creation as enabled by default. Inspect that setting before testing or accepting the widget. Confirm which submissions create records and trigger messages. [IDXAddons settings](https://idxaddons.com/tutorial/home-valuation-widget), checked 2026.10.14. Keep later marketing choices separate from the request to discuss a property. Have the responsible reviewer approve collection wording and notification settings. ## Check subscription limits and failure behavior As checked on 2026.10.14, the IDXAddons tutorial lists twenty free valuations monthly, fifty for $29 monthly, and one hundred fifty for $79 monthly. These are widget allowances. Confirm the required account plan and complete cost in writing. [IDXAddons usage and plans](https://idxaddons.com/tutorial/home-valuation-widget). Ask each vendor what consumes an allowance. Include repeated addresses, unsuccessful lookups, testing, and reports sent by an agent. Request the behavior at the limit and after cancellation. Do not infer those answers from a monthly price. Build the cost comparison from confirmed account charges, valuation allowances, installation, required hosting, and maintenance. Contempo's page displays multiple prices on each plan card. Obtain the applicable subscription terms before using a figure in your budget. [Contempo pricing](https://contempothemes.com/automated-home-valuation-plugin/), checked 2026.10.14. Require separate messages for an unmatched address, an unavailable estimate, and a service failure. Keep a working agent-contact route beside each state. Contempo describes a missing-data fallback that says a personalized CMA is being compiled. Approve that wording only if a named agent receives the request and provides that service. Otherwise, require wording that describes the process you can support. [Contempo coverage FAQ](https://contempothemes.com/automated-home-valuation-plugin/), checked 2026.10.14. ## Accept the widget against observed property and inquiry results Agree on these tests before installation. Use a preview, permitted property details, and contact information you control. Approve any test that sends a message or creates a contact record beforehand. | Test | Evidence to require | | --- | --- | | Matched property | Correct address and unit, documented provider, unchanged supplied estimate, and date labels | | Disclosure | Estimate wording and appraisal limitation readable beside the result on a phone | | Contact setting | Observed result-before-contact behavior matches the approved configuration | | Seller request | Intended recipient receives the property, question, reply details, and seller purpose | | Buyer request | Buyer purpose and property reference remain identifiable in the received record | | Notifications | Each enabled message reaches its agreed recipient without unintended duplicates | | No estimate | Honest state message and a usable contact route, without a substitute value | | Allowance or service failure | Documented handling demonstrated without a false success message | | Keyboard and phone use | Address entry, result, correction controls, and contact action remain usable | | Handoff | Account access, configuration, permitted exports, and maintenance owner are recorded | Save the page address, date, device, expected behavior, and observed result. Inspect the receiving record rather than accepting the website confirmation alone. Leave failed checks open. Count estimate lookups, contact records, received property questions, and listing conversations separately. Use your own appointment and transaction records for later outcomes. Avoid treating every estimate request as a seller asking for representation. ## Specify the valuation widget inquiry route The widget comparison records provider terms, unresolved data questions, and the intended review recipient. Bring the proposed connection to [whole website fix: valuation widget requirements](/for/real-estate). The whole website fix scopes outside subscriptions separately. [Published whole website scope](https://scalewithsearch.com/work), checked 2026.10.14. - [Test the seller inquiry path on your real estate website](/articles/seller-inquiry-path-agent-website) - [Check your real estate website in 30 minutes](/articles/real-estate-website-audit) - [Own your real estate website: domain, hosting, editing, and leads](/articles/own-your-site) ## Related: Real estate - [Test the seller inquiry path on your real estate website](/articles/seller-inquiry-path-agent-website) - [Check your real estate website in 30 minutes](/articles/real-estate-website-audit) - [Own your real estate website: domain, hosting, editing, and leads](/articles/own-your-site) ---- ```text .|########||. .|########||. .|########||. |##||. .||##|. |##||. .||##|. |##||. .||##|. |#|. .|#|. |#|. .|#|. |#|. .|#|. |#| |#| |#| |#| |#| |#| .#| |#. .#| |#. .#| |#. .#. .#| .#. .#| .#. .#| |#. .#| |#. .#| |#. .#| |# ...... #| |# ...... #| |# ...... #| .# ||#########| #| .# ||#########| #| .# ||#########| #| .#. |######||######|. .#. .#. |######||######|. .#. .#. |######||######|. .#. #. .##|###|##|#|######| .# #. .##|###|##|#|######| .# #. .##|###|##|#|######| .# || |##|#||||||||||||#||#| || || |##|#||||||||||||#||#| || || |##|#||||||||||||#||#| || # |#||||||||||||||||||||#| #. # |#||||||||||||||||||||#| #. # |#||||||||||||||||||||#| #. || |#||||||||||||||||||||||#| || || |#||||||||||||||||||||||#| || || |#||||||||||||||||||||||#| || # .#||||||||||||||||||||||||#| # # .#||||||||||||||||||||||||#| # # .#||||||||||||||||||||||||#| # || ....|||#||||||##|#|||#|#||##||||....|. || || ....|||#||||||##|#|||#|#||##||||....|. || || ....|||#||||||##|#|||#|#||##||||....|. || #. . ....|# ....#||| ||| .#||| ....#. .# #. . ....|# ....#||| ||| .#||| ....#. .# #. . ....|# ....#||| ||| .#||| ....#. .# # . ||||#| .#####|| . .#| .#||| ||||# #. # . ||||#| .#####|| . .#| .#||| ||||# #. # . ||||#| .#####|| . .#| .#||| ||||# #. .| ||||| #. |#|||||. || #. |#||. .||||| || .| ||||| #. |#|||||. || #. |#||. .||||| || .| ||||| #. |#|||||. || #. |#||. .||||| || || |.... #. ....|#. |. ...|. ....|| || || |.... #. ....|#. |. ...|. ....|| || || |.... #. ....|#. |. ...|. ....|| || #. .||||||##||||||##||####|||||||#||||||#| .# #. .||||||##||||||##||####|||||||#||||||#| .# #. .||||||##||||||##||####|||||||#||||||#| .# # .||####|###########################|. # # .||####|###########################|. # # .||####|###########################|. # # .#||||||.#.|| # |. ..# #| #|||||#| # # .#||||||.#.|| # |. ..# #| #|||||#| # # .#||||||.#.|| # |. ..# #| #|||||#| # # .#|||||| .. |# ## |#| ...#|#|||#| # # .#|||||| .. |# ## |#| ...#|#|||#| # # .#|||||| .. |# ## |#| ...#|#|||#| # # .#|||#|# .# .#| #| ##|.#..#|||||#| # # .#|||#|# .# .#| #| ##|.#..#|||||#| # # .#|||#|# .# .#| #| ##|.#..#|||||#| # # .#||||||############|######|||||#| # # .#||||||############|######|||||#| # # .#||||||############|######|||||#| # # |...||#||||||#||||#|#||||||#|||||#||| |.| # # |...||#||||||#||||#|#||||||#|||||#||| |.| # # |...||#||||||#||||#|#||||||#|||||#||| |.| # #. .. ||||# .|||##|. |#| .|| || .|||#. #| # .# #. .. ||||# .|||##|. |#| .|| || .|||#. #| # .# #. .. ||||# .|||##|. |#| .|| || .|||#. #| # .# || | ...|| ...##| | #| .|. |. ##### .. .| || || | ...|| ...##| | #| .|. |. ##### .. .| || || | ...|| ...##| | #| .|. |. ##### .. .| || || ||||| || ||||#| . |. |. |#. ||||| |#| || || || ||||| || ||||#| . |. |. |#. ||||| |#| || || || ||||| || ||||#| . |. |. |#. ||||| |#| || || .# |.....#|....|#.||||.|||##.|#|....||.#||.#. #. .# |.....#|....|#.||||.|||##.|#|....||.#||.#. #. .# |.....#|....|#.||||.|||##.|#|....||.#||.#. #. #.|||||||#############################| ||| .# #.|||||||#############################| ||| .# #.|||||||#############################| ||| .# || ##||#||#||||||#||#||#||#||##. || || ##||#||#||||||#||#||#||#||##. || || ##||#||#||||||#||#||#||#||##. || # .#|||||||||#||#|||||||||||#| # # .#|||||||||#||#|||||||||||#| # # .#|||||||||#||#|||||||||||#| # || |#||||||||||||||||||||||#| || || |#||||||||||||||||||||||#| || || |#||||||||||||||||||||||#| || .# |#||||||||||||||||||||#| #. .# |#||||||||||||||||||||#| #. .# |#||||||||||||||||||||#| #. || |#||||||||||||||||||#| || || |#||||||||||||||||||#| || || |#||||||||||||||||||#| || #. .######|#|#########| .# #. .######|#|#########| .# #. .######|#|#########| .# .#. |#####||||#####| .#. .#. |#####||||#####| .#. .#. |#####||||#####| .#. |# ||########|| #. |# ||########|| #. |# ||########|| #. |# ...... #| |# ...... #| |# ...... #| |#. .#| |#. .#| |#. .#| |#. .#. |#. .#. |#. .#. .#| |#. .#| |#. .#| |#. |#| |#| |#| |#| |#| |#| .|#|. .|#|. .|#|. .|#|. .|#|. .|#|. |##||. .||##| |##||. .||##| |##||. .||##| .||########||. .||########||. .||########||. 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