ForSaleByOwner.com Receives High Accolades

According to comScore, Inc., ForSaleByOwner.com is well ahead of the pack when it comes to companies geared toward helping homeowners looking to sell their homes.

According to comScore, Inc., ForSaleByOwner.com receives almost three times as much traffic as its nearest competitor. This is pretty impressive when considering the fact that major companies such as Keller Williams, Prudential Properties, GMAC Real Estate, and ERA Real Estate were included in this study.

Vice President of Operations for ForSaleByOwner.com summarizes the reason for their success quite simply: “We attract more visitors because our complete line of products and services are helping people sell and buy homes without paying commission. With rich online listings, home pricing tools, step-by-step real estate guidance and live customer support, we are an effective and affordable alternative to using an expensive real estate brokerage firm.”

There are numerous valuable resources available on the site. Some of these include:

Appraiser Lists
Foreclosure Information
Glossary of Real Estate Terms
Home Buyer’s Guide
Home Buying Checklist
Home Inspector Lists
Homeowner Insurance Information
Mortgage Calculators
Mortgage Information
Moving and Relocation Advice
Real Estate Forms
Service Provider Lists
Title and Escrow Information

ForSaleByOwner.com takes advantage of a number of resources to help homebuyers and sellers, including utilizing the far-reaching abilities of the Internet. In fact, the site syndicates its listings to sites such as GoogleBase.com, USAToday.com, Yahoo.com, and AOL.com. Utilizing these sites is a wise decision considering the fact that over 84% of homebuyers utilized the Internet to assist them with their house hunting in 2007.

While ForSaleByOwner.com does charge a small fee for its services, it is far less costly to utilize their services than to hire a real estate agent to sell the home. Typically, ForSaleByOwner.com charges anywhere from $89 to $899 for its services. A real estate agent, on the other hand, usually charges a 6% fee. This means you would pay a $18,000 to a real estate agent if you sold your home for $300,000.

ForSaleByOwner.com also offers an interesting guarantee that you won’t find with a real estate agent. If you are unable to sell your home through the site after purchasing one of its plans, you can utilize the site’s Home Selling Guarantee program. Through this program, ForSaleByOwner.com will help you find a real estate agent in your area to help you sell your home. Once you do sell your home with the help of that agent, the site will provide you with a refund of the money you spent for its services or a gift card for up to $1,000.

Congratulations on your recognition, ForSaleByOwner.com, it was certainly well-deserved!

About the Author:

Shannon Kietzman is a well known author and trusted resource. Shannon regularly writes for www.ByOwnerMLS.com, a For Sale By Owner MLS service, the leading real estate search engine of homes for sale by owner (FSBO). For more information, please visit www.byownermls.com.