{"id":1939,"date":"2017-08-21T10:00:35","date_gmt":"2017-08-21T10:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thezakariagroup.com\/why-is-it-important-to-use-a-professional-to-sell-your-home\/"},"modified":"2017-08-21T10:00:35","modified_gmt":"2017-08-21T10:00:35","slug":"why-is-it-important-to-use-a-professional-to-sell-your-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thezakariagroup.com\/why-is-it-important-to-use-a-professional-to-sell-your-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Is It Important to Use a Professional to Sell Your Home?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"Why<\/p>\n

When a homeowner decides to sell their house, they obviously want the best possible price<\/a> for it with the least amount of hassles along the way. However, for the vast majority of sellers, the most important result is actually getting their homes sold.<\/span><\/p>\n

In order to accomplish all three goals, a seller should realize the importance of using a real estate professional. We realize that technology has changed the purchaser\u2019s behavior during the home buying process. According to the\u00a0National Association of Realtors\u2019\u00a0<\/em>2016 Profile of Home Buyers & Sellers<\/em><\/a>,\u00a0the first step that \u201c\u202644% of recent buyers took in the home buying process was to look online at properties for sale.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n

However, the report also revealed that\u00a096% of buyers who used the internet when searching for homes purchased their homes through either a real estate agent\/broker or from a builder or builder\u2019s agent.<\/strong>\u00a0Only 2% purchased their homes directly from a seller whom the buyer didn\u2019t know.<\/p>\n

Buyers search for a home online\u00a0but then depend on an agent to find the home they will buy (50%), to negotiate the terms of the sale (47%) & price (36%), or to help understand the process (61%).<\/p>\n

The plethora of information now available has resulted in an increase in the percentage of buyers who reach out to real estate professionals to\u00a0\u201cconnect the dots.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0This is obvious, as the percentage of overall buyers who have used agents to buy their homes has steadily increased from 69% in 2001.<\/p>\n

Bottom Line<\/strong><\/h3>\n

If you are thinking of selling your home, don\u2019t underestimate the role a real estate professional can play in the process.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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