10 Real Estate Stats

1)   Seven out of ten Buyers start their search on the internet.

      Realtor.com

2)   Only 4% of all newspaper readers read the Real Estate

       Classified Section.  Realtor.com

3)   Most FSBO's are doing all the work and taking all of the

      risks to save at best 1/2 of the commission. TJP

4)   In Transaction Brokerage neither the Buyer nor Seller

      are represented by the brokerage firm. TJP

5)   The majority of newspaper ads sell the agent and the

      company - not the property.  TJP       

6)   In the past year 66.9% of Americans used the internet 

      regularly and 31% daily. AC Nielsen & The UCLA I.R.

7)   The wealthiest Americans ($100,000+ annual income)

      are the largest online group.   eMarketer & UCLA I.R.

8)   Women surpassed men as web users for the first time in the

      first quarter of 2000.   Media Metrix

9)   Baby boomers and seniors are the fastest growing group on

      the internet representing 20%.  Media Metrix

10) Buyers who use the internet spend two weeks working with

     a Realtor®, 1/3 the time required by traditional buyers.

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