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However, for the vast majority of sellers, the most important result is to actually get the home sold.\r\n\r\nIn order to acco...","","blog","https:\u002F\u002F\u002F","\u003Cimg class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-30236\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2015\u002F02\u002FSelling-Your-Home2.jpg\" alt=\"Selling Your Home? The Importance of Using an Agent | Simplifying The Market\" width=\"600\" height=\"315\" \u002F>\r\n\r\nWhen a homeowner decides to sell their house, they obviously want the best possible price with the least amount of hassles. However, for the vast majority of sellers, the most important result is to actually get the home sold.\r\n\r\nIn order to accomplish all three goals, a seller should realize the importance of using a real estate professional. We realize that technology has changed the purchaser’s behavior during the home buying process. For the past two years, 92% of all buyers have used the internet in their home search according to the National Association of Realtors’ most recent \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.realtor.org\u002Freports\u002Fhighlights-from-the-2014-profile-of-home-buyers-and-sellers\">Profile of Home Buyers & Sellers\u003C\u002Fa>.\r\n\r\nHowever, the report also revealed that for the second year in a row 96% percent of buyers that used the internet when searching for a home purchased their home through either a real estate agent\u002Fbroker or from a builder or builder’s agent. Only 2% purchased their home directly from a seller whom the buyer didn’t know.\r\n\r\nBuyers search for a home online but then depend on an agent to find the actual home they will buy (53%) or negotiate the terms of the sale & price (31%) or understand the process (63%).\r\n\r\nStephen Phillips, the Chief Operating Officer for HSF Affiliates LLC, put it best:\r\n\u003Cblockquote>\u003Cem>“Home buyers are more informed than ever with their Internet searches and ongoing research; \u003Cstrong>however, there’s a critical need to transform that information into analysis and advice that helps consumers make the best home-buying and selling decisions.\u003C\u002Fstrong>”\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\r\nThe 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.\r\n\u003Ch4>\u003Cstrong>Bottom Line\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh4>\r\nIf you are thinking of selling your home, don’t underestimate the role a real estate professional can play in the process.","\u003Cimg class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-30236\" src=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.simplifyingthemarket.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2015\u002F02\u002FSelling-Your-Home2.jpg\" alt=\"Selling Your Home? The Importance of Using an Agent | Simplifying The Market\" width=\"600\" height=\"315\" \u002F>\r\n\r\nWhen a homeowner decides to sell their house, they obviously want the best possible price with the least amount of hassles. However, for the vast majority of sellers, the most important result is to actually get the home sold.\r\n\r\nIn order to accomplish all three goals, a seller should realize the importance of using a real estate professional. We realize that technology has changed the purchaser’s behavior during the home buying process. For the past two years, 92% of all buyers have used the internet in their home search according to the National Association of Realtors’ most recent \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.realtor.org\u002Freports\u002Fhighlights-from-the-2014-profile-of-home-buyers-and-sellers\">Profile of Home Buyers & Sellers\u003C\u002Fa>.\r\n\r\nHowever, the report also revealed that for the second year in a row 96% percent of buyers that used the internet when searching for a home purchased their home through either a real estate agent\u002Fbroker or from a builder or builder’s agent. Only 2% purchased their home directly from a seller whom the buyer didn’t know.\r\n\r\nBuyers search for a home online but then depend on an agent to find the actual home they will buy (53%) or negotiate the terms of the sale & price (31%) or understand the process (63%).\r\n\r\nStephen Phillips, the Chief Operating Officer for HSF Affiliates LLC, put it best:\r\n\u003Cblockquote>\u003Cem>“Home buyers are more informed than ever with their Internet searches and ongoing research; \u003Cstrong>however, there’s a critical need to transform that information into analysis and advice that helps consumers make the best home-buying and selling decisions.\u003C\u002Fstrong>”\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\r\nThe 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”. 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