Real Estate

I am in the process of relocating to another city and want to buy a home. I want to search the neighborhoods I am interested in via the internet before I get involved with an agent. I would like to go to one site to see as many listings as possible instead of going to all these different sites. Does anything like this exist?

Not sure to what city you are going, but many have their own local MLS (mulitple listing service) board. I live in a large Metroplex area with a very comprehensive site that loads in real time with changes, additions, and deletions as they are input by the various MLS members and brokerage firms. Check first to see if there is not such a site for that city. Try googling it: —Local MLS Board for [city state]— like Houston TX. The very first links that typically appear are the pay-per-click sites; I doubt any of those sites will be it. The first link following those PPCs should be the site you need. Very often you’ll know it. For instance, Houston is www.HAR.com which stands for Houston Association of Realtors. So it may be as simple as the first letter of the city with the abbreviation following for Association of Realtors.

Anyway, the local MLS board will be your most comprehensive site. Most other sites do not stay updated. Plus, I’ve learned recently there are some sites now that scam prospective tenants out of app fees and sec deposits leading them to believe certain properties are for rent when in fact they are not. Be very careful. Stay with only reputable sites. Local MLS boards have standards to uphold making them both reliable and reputable. Best of luck to you and yours in your move!

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1. Brenda W Says:
   December 9th, 2010 at 4:06 am

   Not sure to what city you are going, but many have their own local MLS (mulitple listing service) board. I live in a large Metroplex area with a very comprehensive site that loads in real time with changes, additions, and deletions as they are input by the various MLS members and brokerage firms. Check first to see if there is not such a site for that city. Try googling it: —Local MLS Board for [city state]— like Houston TX. The very first links that typically appear are the pay-per-click sites; I doubt any of those sites will be it. The first link following those PPCs should be the site you need. Very often you’ll know it. For instance, Houston is http://www.HAR.com which stands for Houston Association of Realtors. So it may be as simple as the first letter of the city with the abbreviation following for Association of Realtors.

   Anyway, the local MLS board will be your most comprehensive site. Most other sites do not stay updated. Plus, I’ve learned recently there are some sites now that scam prospective tenants out of app fees and sec deposits leading them to believe certain properties are for rent when in fact they are not. Be very careful. Stay with only reputable sites. Local MLS boards have standards to uphold making them both reliable and reputable. Best of luck to you and yours in your move!
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