Real Estate Statistics
Below are some quick real estate statistics for the year of 2006. Source FSBO Methods Used to Market Home: Tell friends & neighbors - 53% Yard Sign - 51% Place a newspaper ad - 31% Have an Open House - 29% Internet listing - 22% Further action by Buyers having found a home on an Internet site: Drove by the home - 74% Walked through the home - 61% Most difficult tasks for FSBO sellers: Fixing up the home to sell it - 18% Understanding the paperwork - 16% Getting the right price - 11% Attracting potential buyers - 9% Having enough time to show & sell the home - 9% Buyer's search for homes: Time spent searching for homes - 8 weeks The number of homes seen - 9 Home search sources: Internet - 85% Real estate agent - 85% Yard sign - 63% Newspaper - 55% Open house - 47% Home book/magazine - 34% Builders - 26% Television - 11% Relocation company - 5% Method of home purchase using the Internet: Agent/Broker - 81% Directly from the Builder - 10% Directly from the previous owner - 5% People who used an Agent: Would use same agent again: 66% Agent was referred by a friend, neighbor, or relative 40% Used agent previously to buy/sell a house 13% Met agent at an open house 7% Found the Agent through their Internet Site 7% Walked into or called a Real Estate Agency, and agent was on duty 4% Source of the above Statistics: 2006 National Association of REALTORS® Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers
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