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Real Estate Listing Websites Promote Your Clients' Property Online

Real estate professionals have a huge range of real estate listing websites from which to choose when listing properties online.

In choosing the sites on which to list properties, the key consideration is which site or sites will expose the listing to the maximum number of prospective clients.

Geographically Focused Listing Websites

Real Estate Boards & Associations

When real estate professionals think of real estate listing websites, they probably think of MLS type websites operated be real estate boards and associations.
 
These sites could be national in scope, as is the case with realtor.com maintained by the National Association of 
REALTORS®or realtor.ca (also known as mls.ca) operated by the Canadian Real Estate Association.

Similarly, when prospective clients think of listing websites, they usually think of the same kinds of sites.

Obviously, if you plan to promote client listings online, listing websites operated by real estate boards and associations are the most logical starting point.

That is where most prospects are likely to start their search for a new home.


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Privately Owned Real Estate Listings Websites

In addition to the MLS-type listing websites, there are many similar privately owned and operated real estate listing sites.

These sites normally offer features not normally found on larger MLS-type websites.

For example, Real Estate Top Sites Directory offers real estate investment links, real estate listings, real estate loan, real estate appraisal companies, and local real estate agent links.

Similarly, Real Estate Directory includes real estate agents, home builders, mortgage resources, commercial real estate, relocation helps, real estate appraisers, home inspectors, foreclosure, property listings and more.

Also see  The Real Estate Top Sites Directory.

For more information about these kinds of websites, see Star Reviews, a site that reviews real estate listing websites. This website will help you compare listing websites.


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Market Segment Listing Websites

Many smaller listing sites focus on specific market segments. These segments include:
  • geographically defined markets
  • vacation homes
  • retirement homes
  • condos
The major advantage of these sites is that they will help you connect with prospects who are looking for home in your market niche, but for whatever reason has sidestepped the the MLS and comparable listings sites in their search.


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Listing Websites With Special Features

Many real estate listings websites offer special features which promise benefits to you and also to prospective clients. 

These features range from single property websites to multi-photo slide shows and virtual tours.


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Making the Decision

Like most advertising issues, deciding which websites on which to promote clients' properties is not a straightforward process.

To maximize the potential number of leads, the key issue is which site or sites will expose the listing to the maximum number of prospective clients.

In addressing this issue, critical factors include
  • the primary focus of the listing website
  • the more closely current listings on your site match your market, the better the fit between the listings website and your market
  • traffic to the website
  • the best real estate listings websites have the highest ranking and visitor traffic
  • use Alexa to check out a website's ranking and visitor traffic
  • cost and ease of use
  • free and low cost listing websites may not yield the exposure you seek and may also consume too much time
Regardless of which listing websites your ultimately choose, remember that real estate listing websites are simply a component of servicing listings.

By promoting the properties online, you are trying to generate leads to help sell clients' property...not just add features to your website.

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