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Snapshot: For Sale By Owner sites traffic down...Realtor listing sites up

According to Compete analytics year over year growth at prominent For Sale By Owner sites is down when compared to growth at sites geared towards Realtor listings. Of course this does NOT include Craig's List and other typical melting pot sites where the Realtors and owners mix of listings tend to be more equal.

Although month over month growth is down across the sample, the year over year growth is up notably on the Realtor focused sites. Is this another indicator that more consumers turn towards professionals in difficult market conditions? I think this is a good discussion point to support that notion.

Posted by Michael Ouellette - hitxt.com on 04/03/2008 08:52 AM

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8 Comments on Snapshot: For Sale By Owner sites traffic down...Realtor listing sites up

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Very interesting Michael. You're so right about this information being a good discussion point. I will definitely use it on my FSBO listing presentation. Thanks for sharing!

Kathy Fisher - For Lexington TN real estate

Good morning Michael. Excellent overview of the statistical trends of buyers habits ! Thanks.

That is such an effective chart. Thanks for sharing it with us.

Is this a national snapshot or for your area? This is a great graph - as I do market fsbo's as part of my marketing plan. Excellent post!

Hi Sharon - This is a national snapshot. Thanks!

The results you've shown aren't all that surprising. FSBOs aren't doing well in this market. Sellers are figuring it out. They need more marketing, not less. And most homeowners simply don't have the resources or the time to do it properly themselves.

It is coming we all just have to keep working at it. It does take loads of marketing to sell in this market.

Great graphics thanks for the info we need to keep the good new coming.

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