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When you start your home search many begin on the internet. A fast Google search will produce 1000s of homes for sale in your location. If you find a house that you desire on a real estate site you can almost always view the pictures online.
It is even becoming more common to take a virtual tour or see a video tour of the home. If you have bought a house prior to finding out the worth of the home is not too difficult. You can inquire what the current owner purchased it for check the real estate taxes or have an experienced real estate agent run comparables. Basically they compare what has sold in that area that is of similar specification and can tell you with great accuracy what this home should sell for. While the simplicity of the internet is suitable and useful frequently you can be lead off target. The amount of information and difficulty of verifying its accuracy is a barrier many would like a professional to handle. With so many websites to use online a home buyer will get overwhelmed with data that is often incomplete.
Even from the most trusted websites the information is often outdated within days. Real estate agents must obtain a license in every state. A licensed real estate agent has access to data that regular home buyers do not. The most up to date information on every home in their location. This information the real estate agents use must be maintained up to date by all partaking agents and brokers or they will be fined. Often times they hold real estate information that has not even been published yet. This frequently occurs inside of large brokerages where many agents work together to make sure their clients get the best houses in their area.
The database that real estate agents use is called the Multiple Listing Service or MLS for short. Every location in the United States has an MLS. While some MLSs cover more or less area be contingent on on the population of those areas. The first purpose of an MLS is to allow participating real estate agents to make offers on properties to other agents when they find a buyer. The MLS home data is often available through other sites on the web. Although there is no requirement of third party websites to keep their data updated and accurate for many situations for-sale-by-owner (FSBO) homes cannot be straight added to an MLS because the owners is not a paying member of the local Realtor association.
FSBO houses can be difficult to find although internet experienced FSBO houses are able to get the word out on their house nowadays.
What is a Realtor? Oftentimes real estate agent and realtor are used interchangeably. often they are not really the same. A Realtor is a licensed real estate agent who is also a member of the National Association of Realtors. Realtors have to comply with a strict code of ethics and behaviour. Many real estate agents now have their own sites with their area MLS data displayed. together with non-real estate sites that provide information on FSBO foreclosure sites county assessor sites and valuation and marketing information websites. The excess of real estate data on the internet makes sorting through and actually figuring out more difficult than ever. Despite the mountain of real estate data available most houses are still purchased through real estate agents listings on the MLS. With the rise of the web the houses listed on the MLS are available for all to see. Gone are the days of print advertising. With so much real estate data existing it can be hard to choose the best real estate agent for you. Most agents specialize in a type of property or in specific demographic. Choosing the one that best fits your requirements will allow for a easier home buying experience than with a real estate agent that you don’t get along with. All established agents will have reviews available online for you to read through as well.
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