Agents Are #1 Source of Information When Buying Real Estate


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Our friend Christine Forgione over at NY Houses 4 Sale has a great post for those considering buying and selling real estate. In her post, Just the Facts Ma’am, Just the Facts, she reveals some fun & interesting new statistics provided by the NAR as well as some solid tips for agents.
Information Sources Used in Home Search

Real estate agent – 85%
Yard sign – 63%
Internet – 80%
Newspaper – 55%

Home book/magazine – 34%
Open house – 47%
Builders – 26%

Television – 11%
Relocation company – 5%

According to these NAR stats, a real estate agent is still the most used source of information when searching for real estate! But we already knew that didn’t we?

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  • chris - that's true. but re: the usefulness of real estate agents, some may disagree with you. i did however change the language as you can see. thanks for the input.
  • Gena, would you be interested in contributing to a First Time Home Buyers site we are developing with a group of other bloggers?
  • Great post. I too, provide as much information as possible for buyers, especially First Time Home buyers that can proceed in a transation with greater speed and familiarity when poised with valid information.
  • Chris Bosken
    "According to these NAR stats, a real estate agent is still the most useful source of information when searching for real estate!"

    Prevalence does not equal usefulness.
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