Becoming a broker in multiple states is one of the things we are exploring, as regulations and data availability vary by state and we think this could help.
We take the tax information, prior sales of homes and comparable transactions in the immediate area and from that we're able to estimate (the home's value) based on similar area sales.
It is certainly a number higher than we thought.
It's information that's available in other sources but not together in one place for free.
Where we do best are homes in the mid-range.
People seem to follow a pattern. They go on, they check their own house, then houses where they've lived before, then their family and friends. We had someone tell us they pulled out their Christmas list.
We're offering the consumer more choices about when to engage with a Realtor and how to engage with a Realtor.
All along the West Coast was really good. Where it's most spotty are East Coast cities, particularly New York.
