Reasons to List on the MLS

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Top Reasons to put your property on the MLS

  • The More Places people see your ad, the more potential buyers you will have. 
  • More eyes that view your home translates into more competitive offers
  • Over 85% of homes sold in the US are thru the MLS
  • Receive offers from Realtors who pre-qualify their Buyers
  • You have more control

The Multiple Listing Service (MLS) is a local database that advertises properties for sale to licensed real estate agents. Each area has a distinct MLS that is utilized by local real estate agents and is only accessible to these agents. Once listed on your local MLS, your property may feed (depending on area) to several national real estate websites, such as Realtor.com. The exposure you receive on the MLS is tremendous! (Thousands of real estate agents through your local MLS and millions of potential buyers through the internet.)  Home sellers were previously unable to present their home in an MLS Listing unless they paid 6-7% of the home’s selling price to a Realtor. Today, home sellers, including “for sale by owner” sellers, have access to the Realtors Multiple Listing Service through our network.  Our flat fee Multiple Listing Program enables your home to be listed in the MLS  with access by nearly all Realtors who represent potential buyers looking to buy a home in your neighborhood.

86% of buyers use a Realtor to find a home, including the best kind of real estate buyer, the out-of-town corporate relocation home buyer (National Association of Realtors study). Many real estate agents use the MLS as their only tool for finding a home for their buyers, checking the MLS for new listings many times per day. As a result, an MLS Listing finds a home buyer 3 times more often than any other home selling tool.

For information about listing your home on the MLS click here!

April 12, 2009 by Greg

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