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Mark Baumann, developer of the Real Estate Center at Texas A & M's website and an associate research social scientist, gives his picks for the top residential sites. Comprehensive Sites Realtor.com--http://www.Realtor.com/ The official site of
the National Association of Realtors, this site has the most residential
listings on the web. Good searching by area and property type. Offers
information on neighborhoods, crime and schools along with advice,
calculators and assistance with finding an agent. HomeAdvisor.com -- http://www.HomeAdvisor.com/ This Microsoft web
portal offers a broad range of real estate services. It has easy search
and comparison tools, listings, calculators and good step-by-step guides
to help the homebuyer, homeseller or anyone considering the pros and
cons of remodeling. Yahoo! Real Estate -- http://realestate.yahoo.com/ This Yahoo! site
delivers an extensive selection of helpful tools and educational
material. It provides a wealth of news and other information helpful to
consumers and an excellent directory of other useful real estate sites. Homes.com http://www.homes.com/ This newly designed
site offers a good database of property listings, agents and brokers.
Educational material and relocation resources are available. RealHome.com -- http://www.RealHome.com/ Affiliated with the
American Homeowners Association, this newly launched site has a wealth
of educational content and provides in-depth credit and school reports.
Mini-courses walk the first-time buyer through the home-buying process. RealEstate.com -- http://www.RealEstate.com/ RealEstate.com
provides mortgage assistance through its online auction feature. This
site also offers educational information and listings. Homebuilder.com -- www.homebuilder.com The official internet
site of the National Association of Home Builders offers more than
130,000 new homes from 18,000 builders nationwide. A large percentage of
the homes have floor plans and pictures. The site also has calculators
and planning tools. Mortgage LoansE-Loan.com -- http://www.e-loan.com/ Started in 1996, E-Loan is a leading one-stop source of unbiased information, tools and services for all facets of debt management. "My E-Loan" sets up a customized page for the user to apply for a new loan and tracks its status throughout the approval process. Consumer Information
Federal Government's Consumer Information Center (Housing Information) -- http://www.gsa.gov/staff/pa/cic/housing.htm This site offers
information that assists with homebuying, selling and remodeling. It is
not as comprehensive as other sites described here, but its information
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