Finding Homes for Sale
Searching for a new home is an exciting experience, but with the vastness of the internet, doing your home shopping online can become overwhelming. Each real estate site offers something different.
The same home with listings on multiple sites can even cause confusion. Maybe information doesn’t match up or you’re seeing different asking prices for the same property. When searching for homes online the best way to keep from being overwhelmed is to find a site that meets your needs and stick with it. When you have questions that need answers you can contact agents who make their information available on the site. They’ll be familiar with the site and be able to help you find your new home.
Trulia
Trulia was founded in 2005. When home searching online you’re looking for all the information you need to make an informed decision. There are many things homebuyers need in a new home. They need to stay within a budget and get the most house they can for their money, yes, but they also need to be in specific school zones. They need an easy commute to work and to know crime rates for neighborhoods. When buyers search through listings on Trulia they get all of this and more. With Trulia, when you’re ready to look at a home you can contact helpful agents that list their information on the site for convenience.
Zillow
Zillow has a database of over 100 million homes in the US. The site displays homes for sale and homes for rent. Zillow even has homes listed that are not currently for sale. This added feature gives users a look at what has sold, or what homes values are in a neighborhood. Like Trulia, Zillow was also founded in 2005. It has since become one of the biggest real estate sites on the web. The term Zestimate is what Zillow calls their “Zillow estimate.” It is the Zillow estimate market value for a property for sale or rent. This added feature lets home buyers know home values in a given area to help point them in the right direction for their home buying.
RealEstate.com
RealEstate.com has a database full of homes for sale, new construction, foreclosures, and rentals. The accumulation of RealEstate.com’s listings come from listing services nationwide. This accumulation helps RealEstate.com provide accurate and up-to-date information on properties for sale. If you also need to sell your current home you can take advantage of RealEstate.com’s home value estimator. A local Real Estate agent can also get you a Comparable Market Assessment if you need one. Like Trulia, RealEstate.com also shows information on schools and local communities. With the added helpful resources on RealEstate.com you’ll be able to narrow down your search to help find the property that’s perfect for you and meets all of your needs. When you need a helping hand local real estate agents are just a click away and are ready to help.
Realtor.com
Realtor.com covers the United States and Canada. Their database is an accumulation of over 800 MLS databases. Not only can you access Realtor.com on your computer, but it is also available on your iPad, iPhone, and you Android. You can take Realtor.com with you as you drive around looking at properties. Realtor.com has listings for houses not currently on the market, houses for sale, apartments and houses for rent, and additional properties. You have detailed information about properties at the click of a button. For an even better experience on Realtor.com they provide you with a calculator, guides, buying tips, moving quotes, homes insurance quotes, and storage quotes.
SearchBug
While searchbug.com doesn’t offer specific homes for sale, they do offer various cool tools for looking up addresses, current and previous owner information as well as tools that let you find specific house numbers or street names. Say you’re looking for a specific street name within a zip code, we have tools for that.
Diedinhouse
Want to know if someone died in the house you’re considering purchasing, well cruise on over to diedinhouse.com and see what they say about the homes for sale.
