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Home Search Rumble! Zillow.com vs Realtor.com vs Trulia vs Craigslist vs Homesdatabase
 
Who is better? Who has MORE? And is more better? 
Consumers have many choices for where to start their home search. I heard that 70% start searching BEFORE contacting a Realtor.
So I thought I'd give them the inside scoop about some of the drawbacks so they can be better informed and make the ultimate best decision for them.
MLS defined: Multiple Listing Service (A Realtor owned co-op)
Just for some quick housekeeping, the MLS stands for Multiple Listing Service. There are hundreds of local MLSes, with only one per area. All the Realtors in that area submit their homes into this central database so that other buyer agent Realtors can see the homes and show them to their clients (oftentimes through their website).
REALTOR.COM has ALL the MLS listings nationwide BUT... 
This site has 1 major problem that probably not one user realizes. While they do have the MLS, THEY DO NOT HAVE ALL THE MLS PHOTOS! In a recent Realtor.com survey, they were told that photos were a top priority in searching for homes. But they only pull the first image from the MLS. They throw away all other photos  (up to 20 here in Virginia) and require the agent to pay upwards of $1,000 ... more

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