When a homeowner decides to sell their house, they obviously
want the best possible price with the least amount of hassles. However, for the
vast majority of sellers, the most important result is to actually get the home
sold.
In order to accomplish all three goals, a seller should
realize the importance of using a real estate professional. We realize that
technology has changed the purchaser’s behavior during the home buying
process. For the past two years, 92% of
all buyers have used the internet in their home search according to the
National Association of Realtors’ latest Profile of Home Buyers & Sellers.
However, the report also revealed that for the second year
in a row 96% percent of buyers that used the internet when searching for a
home purchased their home through either a real estate agent/broker or from a
builder or builder’s agent. Only 2% purchased their home directly from a
seller whom the buyer didn’t know.
Buyers search for a home online but then depend on an agent
to find the actual home they will buy (53%) or negotiate the terms of the sale
& price (31%) or understand the process (63%).
The plethora of information now available has resulted in an
increase in the percentage of buyers that reach out to real estate
professionals to “connect the dots”. This is obvious as the percentage of
overall buyers who used an agent to buy their home has steadily increased from
69% in 2001.
Bottom Line
If you are thinking of selling your home, don’t
underestimate the role a real estate professional can play in the process.
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