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80% of Buyers Use Internet to Search for Homes

Use of the Internet

Home buyers who searched on the Internet were actually more

likely to use a real estate agent to complete the home search and

close the transaction.

* 80% of home buyers used the Internet as an information source in their

home search

* 73% of home buyers who used the web found using the Internet in their

home search to be very useful

* 81% of buyers found detailed property info very useful

* 83% of buyers found photos very useful

* 74% of agents used the Internet as a method to market their home

* 59% of buyers used the Internet frequently as part of their home search

Source: The 2006 National Association of Realtors

Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers

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