| Selling real estate over the internet may sound like an | | | | formats. These are the auction, fixed price selling, |
| awkward idea. However, the exposure the real | | | | and the traditional real estate listing.For each of these |
| estate receives over such a widespread media like | | | | selling formats, the "user" furnishes additional |
| the internet is every realtor's dream.Can eBay be | | | | information regarding his or her property. Details may |
| used to market real estate? The answer is a | | | | include lot size, number of bedrooms, number of |
| resounding 'yes!'eBay provides functionality that is | | | | bathrooms, type of property, year built, and other |
| clearly adaptable to the needs of most realtors. It | | | | information. The auction listing period must also be |
| provides a widespread medium of advertisement for | | | | specified, where the choices range from 1-, 3-, 5-, 7-, |
| the real estate. It is also a relatively inexpensive | | | | 10-, or 30-days, or a 30- or 90-day non-auction |
| method of advertising.One of the best things about | | | | listing.The eBay Real Estate website charges two |
| selling real estate on eBay is that it "markets" to | | | | types of fees for listing a property. There is a simple |
| many areas around the world, not just a local area. | | | | fee for listing the property and also a fee is based on |
| Advertising on eBay makes the property available to | | | | the final amount of the property sale. The charge for |
| more than 100 million potential buyers, including those | | | | a 1-, 3-, 5-, 7-, or 10-day auction listing is typically |
| from other countries. Visitors can browse through | | | | around $100. A 30-day auction listings cost about |
| the property details 24 hours a day, 7 days a week - | | | | $150. A non-auction listing costs $150 for 30-day |
| all without the realtor having to explain the details | | | | listing, and about $300 for a 90-day listing.Fees for |
| about the property to every single prospect wanting | | | | Timeshare property and land are usually slightly lower. |
| information.Advertising Your Real Estate on | | | | The final fee amount for Timeshares and land is |
| eBayWhen one has a house or other real estate to | | | | generally about $35.Selling real estate on eBay is |
| sell, he or she may list it for auction on the eBay Real | | | | growing in popularity as the internet stretches it's |
| Estate site. This is found at | | | | outreach to more countries. Although nothing beats |
| are many different ways to present the property | | | | direct and personal inspection of property, the |
| for sale on eBay. If the realtor seeks to sell the | | | | convenience of having eBay connect seller and |
| estate at a fixed price instead of having the property | | | | potential buyer is definitely appreciated.Copyright |
| go through an auction, he may request eBay to | | | | 2005 MHG ConsultingWould you like to get MLS |
| display a real estate listing in a format much like a | | | | listings before they hit the mob? For free? By email? |
| local paper.eBay's Real Estate page has three selling | | | | |