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What To Expect From A Realtor       Buying a Home

REALTORS have considerable knowledge of market values, the properties available in your price range and homes that will match your individual needs.
A REALTOR can tell you about financing and property taxes, as well as schools, places of worship and services in the neighbourhood.

When you work with a REALTOR, you have direct access to a vast library of information and experience. More specifically, the REALTOR will:

• Review your list of needs and wants in a home, and help you determine the price range of homes you can consider.
• Answer your questions about the market your interested in, and help you compare homes from one neighbourhood to the next.
• Introduce you to a broad range of possible homes. REALTORS have direct access to the Multiple Listing Service (MLS), which provides details on a wide variety of properties in the markets you're exploring.
• Preview properties so you're shown only those homes that fit your budget and match the list of needs and wants you've prepared.
• Make the appointments to show your candidate homes.
• Explain the various financing alternatives available and provide up to date information on interest rates and mortgage options.
• Act a mediator to head off potential conflicts between you and the seller, draw up a legally binding contract and assist you with all the details required to complete the transaction successfully.

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Joe Anne has answers to a lot of your questions and more professional tips to make your real estate transaction more pleasurable. Call or e-mail Joe Anne or click on "Ask Your Own Questions." Joe Anne can send you information on any Property Listed For Sale on the Multiple Listing Service in the Ottawa area. If you would like her to help you locate a home, please fill out her Information Request Form. Surfing the Real Estate Board's web site or MLS.CA and found a house that you like but doesn't give you the civic address. Joe Anne can also help. Just fill out her Would like an address form, please ! Or perhaps you are considering selling your home in the near future, her can also offer you a Free No-Obligation Market Evaluation Form.