Real Estate on the Web
From the Nolo.com Real Estate CenterAn overview of online real estate services available to homebuyers -- from house listings to mortgage loans.
The proliferation of online real estate services has fundamentally changed the way millions of Americans shop for homes. Rather than trudging in and out of dozens of houses with your real estate agent, you can now surf the Web to spot the most likely candidates and concentrate your energy on them.
And efficiently screening houses isn't all you can do online. In fact, the Internet has useful information for almost every aspect of the house purchase process. You can:
- Determine how much house you can afford and calculate monthly payments for different size loans.
- Check your credit report before applying for a mortgage.
- Compare mortgage rates among different lenders and apply for a loan.
- Find current information on government loans.
- Get the latest tax rules that affect homebuyers.
- Gather community information on schools, crime, earthquake hazards and other areas of interest.
- Find sales prices of comparable houses.
- Find a real estate agent.
- Find a home inspector.
- Read articles on all aspects of buying a house from private mortgage insurance to closing escrow.
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