Hi Debi,
I am thinking of moving to Phoenix from my chilly home in Manitoba and I want to buy a home in the Peoria area. I notice that when I search online at one of the real estate websites they show a lot of properties for sale but when I inquire about a specific property it is not available anymore. Either it is already sold or I am told that it is under contract. What does this mean? Do the homes go that fast or is this false advertising?
-Sincerely,
Sally Snowbird
Hi Sally!
Thank you for writing to me. I do get this question often. Yes, the homes do sell very quickly here in the Valley but that is not the only reason you are running in to this issue.
Here is the inside scoop; real estate sites like zillow and trulia do not receive their information from our MLS system. In order to get the IDX feed from the MLS system you must be a licensed Realtor, therefore the information non-members get is not always up to date. No false advertising here, they just don't have the ability to give you the most recent data.
Don't let this discourage you though, these websites are great tools to get your search started and when you are ready, they have many Realtors to choose from. They all come with a rating and recommendations.
You can check out my profile on zillow here and you can check out my trulia profile here.
I wish you the best of luck in your home search and when you are ready to find a place I would love to help!
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