Why Use Online Estate Agents?

By Author: Mary Porter
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At some stage in our lives, we’ve all had to face the prospect of moving house (and all that it entails); thankfully, with online estate agents at your disposal, things are definitely easier than they once were.

With recent debate over the necessity of travel agents in the high-streets after the devastating blow the internet has dealt them, it seems that with the rise of online estate agents, traditional high-street estate agents may well be headed in the same direction.

Working all week, most people won’t fancy the prospect of taking time out of the day to head down to the estate agents, dependent on opening hours and the availability of the all-too-busy advisors. Online estate agents certainly seem the way to go.
Online estate agents are unquestionably more tailored to the working lives of potential buyers and sellers, being free to access listings on your phone on the way to work, or during a lunch break.

Online estate agents allow you to start the process of selling your house straight away just by setting up an online account and arranging an appointment for an agent to carry out an inspection. ...
... Within a couple of days of your property posted on an online estate agent site, millions of prospective searchers are click away.

And for those a touch apprehensive, concerned about the facelessness of online estate agents, most online estate agents even provide phone, email or even live chat to talk over any issues, which means that online estate agents are offering a comparable service to the more traditional and laborious methods.

But the question doesn’t rest solely on the ease and time-saving that online estate agents offer, there’s another important element to consider – an economic one.

Estate agents typically charge between 1.5% and 3% commission of the sale value of the property, and with some online estate agents offering 0% commission, it certainly makes financial sense, with online estate agency Myroost.co.uk offering a ‘nothing more to pay’ option at £275.00including VAT.

With everything online estate agents afford, the only time you need leave your house is when you finally move out.