Real Estate FAQs and MLS Facts

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DID YOU KNOW?
While figures fluctuate from year to year and market to market...

    On average, Realtors are responsible for 85% of all home sales

    4 out of 5 homes sold are listed in the MLS

    80% of buyers use the internet while looking for a home

    Over 75% of buyers use a realtor while searching for a home             

     What many people don't know is that they can have the benefits of the MLS without paying a high MLS listing commission.

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Use the MLS® to help sell your home

When selling your home you want to make sure as many potential buyers as possible are aware of your property. The best way to ensure "maximum exposure" is through the services of a REALTOR®and the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®).

REALTOR®(s) are experts, trained and licensed in the field of real estate, who service the needs of the public in the buying and selling of homes. All are members of local real estate boards or associations and have access to the MLS® -- an extensive network of listings across the country.

What is MLS®?

The MLS® is a central registry of properties used by REALTOR®(s) to match buyers with homes on the market. MLS® is described as a "cooperative marketing system" to ensure maximum exposure of properties for sale. The MLS® is very effective. Last year, sales across the MLS® listings totalled over $100 billion.

In addition to being distributed in printed catalogues, MLS® is also a sophisticated computer database of properties indexed by price, location, type of home, number of bedrooms, amenities and so forth. Photos of homes may also be available on-line and, over the past year, many real estate boards and associations have added their MLS® listings to the Internet through realtor.com.

The advantages for the consumer

The major benefit of MLS® to consumers is that it allows the REALTOR®to use his or her skills to full advantage. REALTOR®(s) are experts at determining what it is a potential buyer wants in a home--and a large part of the REALTOR®'s job lies in finding properties that suit these criteria.

With MLS®, a REALTOR®can search the database for homes that suit budgets, location preferences and family requirements, and quickly put together a short list of suitable homes.

Many consumers will find themselves first viewing MLS® material at their REALTOR®'s office to preview potential properties and narrow the list further. When it comes time to view in earnest, they know exactly what homes they want to see, what their options are and what types of properties the market has to offer.
Through the MLS®, REALTOR®(s) can literally view details of thousands of homes. In fact, each year millions of properties new to the market were listed in the MLS.

This gives the homebuyer an extraordinary amount of choice and flexibility. The search for homes doesn't have to involve driving around neighbourhoods looking for "for sale" signs. Nor will it mean relying on homes listed only in newspapers or real estate magazines. With the MLS®, an entire spectrum of available properties is at any REALTOR®'s fingertips.

Even if you're moving across country or to a distant part of the country, the MLS® can be used to scout homes in advance, greatly reducing the worry that often comes with relocation.

The bottom line is that what's good for the buyer is good for the seller. This is because the main obstacle for any seller is to find qualified, motivated buyers. The only way to overcome this is to match your home to the requirements of as many potential buyers as possible. Using the MLS® cuts through the complexities, exposes your property to those most likely to purchase it, and makes sure you won't waste time showing your home to those who aren't truly interested.

So, when you've made the decision to sell, make sure you your property is placed in the MLS. Most Realtors know many buyers already, but in most cases, an MLS® listing will open up a broader range of interested parties.

 

                                           

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