Description

Home Value provides your website visitors the ability to get accurate home price valuations of their applicable property(s). The plugin also features address autocomplete searches powered by Google for easy and accurate address information. Upon selection of the chosen address the user is prompted with a screen to enter their basic information via a web form in exchange for a free property value available on the next screen after a successful form submission. You get leads, they get free valuations.

Introducing in 2.13: Zapier Integration
You can now integrate this plugin with Zapier webhooks to post this data into virtually any CRM out there. Check out the configuration instructions below to set it up!

Interested in a demo? Click Below:
Home Value Demo

Screenshots

Address Autocomplete
Property Found & Lead Capture
Home Valuation Delivered!
Home Value Settings Screen

Installation

Upload the plugin folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly.
Activate the plugin through the ‹Plugins› screen in WordPress.
Network administrators can use the Network Settings > 8b Home Value screen to configure the plugin. Single installations have the settings available under the «8b Home Value» menu item.
From the main settings screen, check the «Generate or retrieve key» checkbox & then click save settings. This will generate your home value license key as well as a working Google Places API Key applicable to your website only.
Navigate to the E-Mail settings tab and enter in your desired email address to receive email notifications upon users completing your home evaluation form.
Finally place the [8b_home_value] shortcode on a page where you’d like the home value form to display and you’re ready to start getting leads!

FAQ

How many home valuations do I get for free?

You get 10 free valuations per month absolutely free. That number resets automatically every month.

What if I want more valuations than provided for free?

We offer premium upgrades that allow you to purchase additional values in bulk at rates much cheaper than the industry average starting at just $35.
From your 8b Home Value settings panel simply look for the Get More Valuations button and click it to view the current options available.
Upon checking out you will download and install the premium plugin and refresh your valuation status to view your additional valuations available.
Renewal and enterprise discounts are also available at Homevalueplugin.com.

Do you have values for every property in the US?

Unfortunately we do not. However we did build this circumstance into the plugin so if a user enters an invalid address or address we do not current have the data for to provide an instant value, they will still go through the lead process at which point you can edit the information provided to them and optimally can then provide the user with a manual valuation of the property.

The values don’t appear accurate, can I adjust them?

Yes. As of the 2.20 release you now have the ability to increase/decrease the valuations based on %.

Does this plugin work outside of the United States?

No, it currently only works in the United States.

How do I use Zapier to integrate Home Value with my CRM?

Create a free account on Zapier.com if you don t already have one.
Create a Zap
Choose Webhooks by Zapier as the trigger app.
Choose Catch Hook as the trigger.
Leave Pick off a Child Key blank, click Continue.
Copy the provided Webhook URL into your Home Value Settings screen in the Webhooks box and check the Test Webhooks checkbox and Save.
Now return to Zapier and click the OK, I did this button to confirm the Webhook test.

You have now successfully configured Zapier Webhooks with our Home Value Plugin and can proceed to setting up your action step which will allow you to connect to your CRM of choice and map the data in there in real-time.

Reviews

tommyfish77 10. November 2021 1 reply

Doesn't actually return any home values. Just collects user information and says "Thank you very much for your submission". Have tried with 10 different property addresses.

jaredjneale 20. November 2020

I have no issues with the plugin. It is very valuable to my business.

stevesmyagent 23. März 2020

Really amazing plug in and really one of the only ones like it in it's class. To me it really is a break through technology to be able to provide this type of service on an individual level. Support has been above and beyond, I usually don't write reviews but they deserve it!

Michael 21. Februar 2019 1 reply

Hi, Is there a link we can go to in order to see this plug-in in action? Thanks!

surferdude1 28. Oktober 2018 2 replies

There is only Google streetview of properties which either doesn't show an image ("No Image Available" message) or the image is way outdated. While that's not the developers fault but Google's, there is no way to display a simple map with the property location instead (like most home value apps provide). Other than that it's pretty nice and easy to customize almost every step. Plus the Zapier integration is definitely helpful. If they can fix the maps issue it would be a 5 star plugin but unfortunately that's a very big downside, since it just doesn't look nice.

dkurth 10. Oktober 2018 1 reply

I attempted to communicate with this developer as is his plugin puts up a nice form, but never actually "displays" what it is advertised to display. It just collects phones numbers instead of offering your customer some real information. Instead he says I must have entered the address wrong...seriously? Customers are going to enter addresses wrong and it will reflect on the site. After 3 go arounds with the developer, I removed it from the site. It does not work. This is a "yes-butt" author, who tries to blame others rather than take responsibility and see what is going wrong. As a developer myself, that is just not cool. He never even ask to see what is going on in the site from the back end. Complete waste of time.

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Contributors & Developers

“Home Value” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

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Changelog

3.1.5 20230815

Update available shortcodes for emails

3.1.4 20230808

Single install settings update

3.1.1 20230807

Messaging update

3.1 20230807

Google Places API update requiring users to generate their own API key

3.0.8 20230802

ajax fix

3.0.7 20230731

Clean code in class-home-values-shortcodes.php

3.0.5 20230728

Webhook issue resolved

3.0.4 20230628

Shortcode conflict fixed

3.0.3 20230627

Array and session fixes along with WordPress MU updates

3.0.1 20230626

New API configuration, EDD required updates, PHP 8.2 compatibility, license key updates, new auto-refill options.

2.33 20230330

JS field and ajax fix

2.32 20221212

API Valuation Status Fix

2.31 20220608

PHP 8 Fix

2.28 20200929

Update Maps API

2.26 20200929

Fix returned valuations of $0

2.25 20200526

Significant expansion of coverage of our home valuation api

2.23 20190913

Fixed csv export issue

2.22 20190802

Fixed email issue to work with smtp

2.21 20190711

Fixed submit button issue

2.20 20190613

Can now adjust property valuations based on % via General Settings
Now sending property address with the webhook
Fixed map so it displays default Google map if streetview is not found
Sends email to both site admin and user who requested valuation upon completion
Displays recent sales on final valuation screen if property was found

2.14 20170911

Updated pricing algorithm to reflect better accuracy in the current market.

2.13 20170911

New: Add webhooks option. The new lead data is sent to any specified webhook URLs.

2.12 20170911

Fix: Local places API key is always used now.

2.11 20170907

Google Places API key is now automatically included.

2.10 20170902

Update common codebase with Sold Alerts plugin.

2.9 20170831

New: Allow shortcodes in the e-mail sender e-mail and name.
Fix: Show values properly. Read the file from disk, as it should.

2.8 20170822

Rework admin menu in order to allow for more texts to be translated and replaced.

2.7 20170421

Fix: Load PHPmailer class directly, instead of using wp_mail and, therefore, asking nicely. Fixes not being able to receive e-mails for some users.

2.6 20170405

Fix: Better handling of status updates in the admin.
Code: Rename api info text files.

2.5 20170315

Fix: Export function correctly generates csv file after API update.

2.4 20170313

Fix: Refresh valuation status upon entering a new API key.

2.3 20170310

New: Add system info tab for debugging purposes.
Fix: Use wp_remote_get function call to communicate with API server instead of file_get_contents, which is disabled on some web hosts.
Code: Lots of separation of generic functions. See the vendor directory.

2.2 20170307

New: Two new views for customizing the Lead post content, including support for shortcodes: lead_content_address and lead_content_no_address.
New: If no Google API key is present when creating a Home Value API key, one will be retrieved automatically.
E-mail shortcodes now have 8b_home_value prefix.

2.1 20170222

Fix: Save Google API key on single installs.
Fix: Test buttons now work on single installs.

2.0 20170216

Moved to own Home Valuation API server.

1.0 20170117

First Version of Home Value Plugin