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I have been searching over the last few months for a home to buy and I've gotta say that there has to be something better than zillow right? You can go for hundreds of miles without seeing ANY listings, no matter how much you have to spend.
Just wondering if someone might know of a listing site map system better than zillow? Anywhere in the Plains to the Rockies that is.
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Never forget that Zillow doesn't create/use/maintain the mapping system. Typically, they license the use of existing systems like Google Maps. I am responding to the thread title. If you meant something else, please clarify.
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My thought is to hire a realtor who specializes in the market that you are looking in and let them do the research as your realtor. Don't expect the listing agent of a home for sale to look for you. Your agent has access to many more resources than you as a buyer will have.
My experience over the last year is all major websites have all the same listings. I don't think I ever saw one on realtor.com that wasn't also on zillow.com or redfin.com or vice versa.
My experience over the last year is all major websites have all the same listings. I don't think I ever saw one on realtor.com that wasn't also on zillow.com or redfin.com or vice versa.
They all pull from the same MLSs.
Other than basics, they get to choose how many data fields they pull from MLS, but still the data pools available to the sites are the same.
Generally, they cannot insert proprietary content into the data they present. Their content has to be separate from the MLS data.
The reasons to choose from any one of those sites over others are a bit subjective, personal preferences. I value fast loading, good formatting, good photo presentation, and easy access to mapping.
They all have the same listings. That’s pretty much what MLS means.
The various websites are offering different interfaces, but they are all going to have the same houses for sale and none are going to have any that the others don’t also have.
Lack of available houses for sale is a problem that’s common in many markets. That’s why prices have been going up.
Diana, Why then on individual real estate company's sites (say Davis Realtors Donnel, IL) there will be many different additional homes for sale, with pictures and numbers? Are you saying they are not on MLS yet? Or in some cases never will be (because I've noticed many of the same being on for months) Also these interfaces maybe do make a difference because of more being on one than another. Thanks
Diana, Why then on individual real estate company's sites (say Davis Realtors Donnel, IL) there will be many different additional homes for sale, with pictures and numbers? Are you saying they are not on MLS yet? Or in some cases never will be (because I've noticed many of the same being on for months) Also these interfaces maybe do make a difference because of more being on one than another. Thanks
Give me links with examples if you want me to answer.... I don't want to go blind on a treasure hunt. I'm guessing the answer is in your search parameters.
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