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Before I became a Realtor, I was a buyer.  I bought 2 houses before I became licensed, and I remember obsessively searching on different real estate companies websites.  It was always a struggle to sort through their layers of branding, “featured listings”, and mandatory sign-up sheets.   My fabulous Realtor (and now Real Estate BFF) Craig Bergstrom would find houses for me based on my criteria.  As a buyer on a budget, my criteria was changing constantly, and I loved searching through all the listings myself.

These days buyers have so many great home search sites beyond those offered by real estate companies.  I recommend Trulia to my clients, but there are many others.  My #1 Client Matt just sent me this article about using Google Maps in your real estate search, which I thought was fantastic.

What are some other sites that you have used successfully?

Today I attended a Progressive Brokers Open in the South Hill neighborhood of Sunrise. These are not my usual stomping grounds, but since the Brokers Open was put on by my Real Estate BFF Craig, off I went!

A Brokers Open is an Open House for Real Estate Agents.  They are usually held during the week, often on Tuesdays.  Craig was having a “Progressive Brokers Open” which means 3 Agents in the same neighborhood with homes to sell did theirs at the same time to draw agents.  Read the rest of this entry »