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The Importance of Using an Realtor To Sell Your House.

When a homeowner in Southwest Florida decides to sell their house, they obviously want the best possible price with the least amount of hassles and stress,  However, for the vast majority of Home Owners, the most important result is to actually get the home sold, in order to accomplish all three goals, a Home Owner should realize the importance of using a real estate professional. We all realize that technology has changed, data is collected of Home buyers online behavior during the home searching process, this information helps real estate professionals understand who needs to see your home online specially on the social media platforms.

For the past three years, 92% of all buyers have used the internet in their home search according to the National Association of Realtors’ most recent Profile of Home Buyers & Sellers. However, the report also revealed that 95% percent of buyers that used the internet when searching for a home purchased their home through either a real estate Agent or Broker. 

Only 2% of Home Buyers purchased their home directly from a Home Owner 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 to negotiate the terms of the sale & price (48%), or to help understand the process (60%).

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.