Real Estate Websites

Buying or selling a home in many ways is more enjoyable than a car. The haggling is not as pronounced, the agent or owner is definitely not as pushy, and imagining yourself in a home (or being able to unload your home and jump into a new one) is one of the best imaginary experiences one can embark on. With all that said however, the whole process is work, so why not take advantage of the internet and throw the deal online.

That’s right, real estate websites are getting bigger by the day. People want to sprinkle some ease into their lives and nothing screams easy as being able to publish your home (or peruse the homes of others) on a site and not have to waste time with questions, doubts, etc with an agent. By the time the interaction with the agent comes, the specs of the home have already been reviewed and you can then get down to business.

So now that we’ve convinced you of all the amazing things that come with buying or selling a house online, let’s get to the buying or selling of a house online. Zillow is one of the more comprehensive sites, great for buyers, sellers, renters, mortgage lenders and finding agents. If you list a home on Zillow on your own you’ll get special access to a sales calculator (to calculate your proceeds), a Zillow specific “zestimated” value of your home, tools to help you price your property and a local news feed. Realtor.com is also good for the same target clientele, and a cool feature here is the seller can calculate exactly what their home is worth in the most detailed manner possible. Talk about a value added, because many times you’ll get your house appraised but the appraisal values can be all over the place. Realtor.com aggregates tons of data to arrive at “best-practices” when it comes to appraisals thereby narrowing down your home’s value to the most accurate level possible.

Redfin is a relatively new player in the game and recommended for sellers, buyers and for finding agents. Folks have flocked to Redfin primarily because of their 3D function, a service where you can walk through a property online and literally examine every nook and corner at your leisure. If you’re willing to fork over a bit more, Redfin’s 2% listing fee service provides a host of additional services that are of great value to buyers and sellers alike. Trulia is another you’ve likely heard of, a site that goes beyond static listings and sources information and insight from folks in your neighborhood to create mini reports on property patterns and overviews of neighborhoods. The community on Trulia are known as Trulia Voices and they’re a hearty group onto themselves, no doubt about it.

These days there is no reason not to at least try and buy or sell (or rent) online. The time is ripe and the convenience unparalleled.