Consider Real Estate Agent and Brokerage

If you are considering buying or selling a home, it is very likely you will choose your real estate agent based upon a referral from a friend, a relative or a colleague. According to recent surveys by the National Association of Realtors, personal referrals are the primary way both first-time and repeat buyers and sellers select an agent.

However, once a specific agent is recommended and has been selected, the brokerage firm the agent is affiliated with should also be carefully considered. Sellers should ask whether the brokerage has a strong Web presence, so their listed home receives the most extensive presentation to the market.

Today, buyers vigorously shop the internet, with approximately 90% beginning their home search on the Web, and many "millennial" buyers use their smart phone apps to search for homes for sale.

The Ebby Halliday Companies' web site - ebby.com - is one of the country's most active and successful real estate Web sites, hosting more than 21,000 visitors each day. The full site plus additional features such as proximity search and map search are readily available using the free Ebby Halliday apps for iPhone or Android.

With a 71-year track record of success and over 1,700 real estate professionals in 31 strategically located North Texas offices, the Ebby Halliday Companies were selected by more than 19,700 families during 2016 to assist with their real estate needs.

Mary Frances

www.ebby.com