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100			_aNorwood, G.
245			_aRealtors get the job done but at a price
260			_c2003
490			_aEstates Gazette _v(0344) 1 November 2003, 154-157(4)
520			_aCompares the US and UK home buying experiences. US realtors were voted fifth most respected professionals in a recent America Online poll, are licensed, well-trained and 92% belong to the US National Association of Realtors, whose strict code of ethics they subscribe to. Practising realtors operate in a commercial but collegiate environment with the multi-listing system (MLS) at its centre. The MLS is a co-operative database offering property sales information across rival realtors, giving more detailed information on the properties and fuller market information than UK systems such as Hometrack. Commissions are substantially higher at 5-6% in the US (1.5-2% in the UK). Looks at other features of the US real estate market such as property finders, open house sessions and homeowner log books. Provides a nutshell overview of the US buying process and a case study of house purchasing in the US and the UK.
590			_aABS
650			_aPROPERTY FINDERS
650			_aREALTORS
650			_aREAL ESTATE PRACTICE
650			_aESTATE AGENTS
650			_aUNITED STATES
690			_aPROPERTY-RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY-RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY MARKET
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