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Searching For A Home in Tampa…Use A Local Real Estate Agent
When you are searching for a home in Tampa, or anywhere in the World, or considering a relocation to Tampa, you are likely to start your search online through Homes.com, Trulia, GoogleBase or any one of the many online home search sources. The latest statistics show that over 80% of all home buyers begin their search online. Most of them ULTIMATELY find a local real estate agent, but the initial hunt is hit or miss because of the wide variation in the information available on the various home search sites.
What many homebuyers dont realize isThe only up-to-date, accurate listing information is ONLY available through the Multiple Listing Service, and can be accessed ONLY by a real estate agent, or through an agents website which contains an IDX search.a 
cooperative agreement among Real Estate Brokers to share their information. Only through a Real Estate agent, and their Multiple Listing Service, will you find all of the current listings available in a particular area. The other sites will have SOME of the information but will also contain outdated information.listings that are under contract , or sold , because those sites are not a direct feed from the MLS.
Real Estate agents also have the ability to do a very extensive, and very specific search for certain criteria, such as a downstairs Master Bedroom , or a Bungalow style home, or a corner lot. Virtually every item in the listing can be searched to narrow the list of criteria for a specific buyer.
If you would like to search for very specific criteria, or neighborhoods, for your Tampa Home Search, contact me. If you would like to search the local MLS, through my site, you can search for homes in Tampa here.
DothanHomeSearch, is a fellow real estate blog, in Alabama, posted a great article about this recently!
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This entry was posted on Tuesday, December 18th, 2007 at 6:26 am and is filed under MLS Listings in Tampa, MLS Search, Real Estate News, Tampa Real Estate. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.
December 18th, 2007 at 11:29 am
Thanks for the link Jackie. Count me as a long time fan of The Real Estate Sizzle.
December 28th, 2007 at 11:55 pm
Jackie - Local is key! Additionally, the buyers who find the best homes and the best deals are those who are commited to working with one agent. Have a great Tampa new Year, Jackie!