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The Spokesman-Review Newspaper
Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

It pays to have a REALTOR® handle your deal

Don Walker The Spokane Association of REALTORS®

Are you aware of the services that a REALTOR® can provide when buying or selling real estate? You might be surprised to find that these professionals know just about everything you will need to make buying or selling a home a smooth event.

One of the most important things a REALTOR® can bring to both buying and selling is knowledge of the market. They can tell you current cost of homes that have just been sold, where these homes are located and whether it was a good buy for both sides of the transaction. REALTORS® know the facts of transactions that occur daily.

They know the value of the properties for sale. They also have the facts that protect a buyer or seller of similar homes. The multiple listing real estate system was invented to foster facts buyers or sellers can rely on when making such a major decision.

REALTORS® have many marketing tools that can tell their client the good and not-so-good points of a property for sale. They track the latest information that can help prospective buyers tell whether a home for sale is a good buy at the asking price.

New listings and sales occur every day and your choice of an expert to aid your search is part of the service a buyer or seller receives. This information is available via computers that provide daily information about the home for sale.

Through the multiple listing service of the Spokane Association of REALTORS®, buyers and sellers of properties listed with one real estate firm can see all properties available to all members via computers. This provides fast information about the properties, and can make a difference in who finally purchases a home that several people hope to buy. Wait too long and the sought-after home may be sold before you act.

Buyers and sellers often need someone with whom to talk. A knowledgeable third party who knows the real estate business can often be a valuable source of information and save a sale.

Newspaper advertisements by various real estate companies features homes for sale and provides a large number of homes that may be just what a buyer is seeking. If you are selling, chances are that a REALTOR® you hire to find a buyer will have it sold soon. Timing is very important. Find a REALTOR® whom you trust to negotiate your real estate transaction. They know what they are doing. Experience will make all the difference in your transaction.