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Tips for Online Real Estate
With the advent of the internet life has changed. Particularly including the way that people buy and sell real estate compared to earlier times, from real estate agent websites to personal advertisements on real estate sites, there is potentially a smorgasbord of online information for potential buyers to utilize regarding real estate from buying homes to checking out price comparisons and neighbourhoods.
COMPARING HOMES
Online real estate research allows people to compare homes side by side from the comfort of their own home.
Though nothing replaces actual going out to view the property, the Internet also allows buyers to simultaneously look at similar homes in various areas.
For example, an internet shopper can search for and compare all of the three bedroom homes with-in a 15 mile radius of his or her work.
NEIGHBORHOOD
A residential or commercial real estate property is only as good as the neighborhood that surrounds it.
The internet allows a buyer to quickly learn about the neighborhood in which a real estate property is located.
For example, a buyer can learn about the crime rate, the quality of area schools and the proximity of local stores and restaurants, transport, schools and many other types of infrastructure.
Whether you research for a new home or for a business location, the internet has made it much quicker and easier than pre-internet.
RESEARCH PRICES
There is often a vast difference between the asking price of a home and the actual selling price of comparable homes.
A potential purchaser can quickly look up information on past selling prices for similar properties before viewing a home.
With a smartphone, a buyer can even look up these prices while at a home of a vendor or in a real estate agents office.
Having this information on hand at all times can help the buyer to negotiate the best price possible.