Woman Suing Real Estate Agent

NBC reported on this horror story from a California woman who relied on a real estate agent for her home purchase. To avoid a similar situation, I'd suggest using a ForSaleByOwner.com home valuation report so you can get a full report on similar homes within your neighborhood.

Accolades From NBC

Real estate mogul Barbara Corcoran, who also contributes to NBC's "Today Show," has named ForSaleByOwner.com as the best website to buy a house without a broker. Check out the article here. What makes the site the best? Probably because it gets more than twice the online visitors than its next closest competitor, and offers all the home pricing tools and real estate resources to sell and buy homes while saving on commission.

Home of the Week

Hey history buffs, check out this historic, Revolutionary War era home that's for sale for $399,000. Built in 1697 and located just outside of Philadelphia, the home counts George Washington and Ben Franklin as some of its important visitors. The home has been 95% restored, yet has been upgraded with many modern comforts.

Home Improvement

Are you planning on selling your home but first want to install granite countertops or remodel a bathroom? According to this article that's appearing today on CNNMoney.com, people are getting a lower return than before on home improvement projects... especially on interior projects. You might do better on some exterior home projects to improve your house's curb appeal.

Customers Share Their Success Stories

Thanks to all the ForSaleByOwner.com customers that continue to share their success stories with us. Here's just a sampling of the feedback we received from people who sold their home recently.

"We had our home on the market with an agent for 4 months with no results. After just 10 days on ForSaleByOwner.com we had a prospective buyer. This same prospective buyer purchased our home in less than a month from the day she viewed our home on the website. GREAT GREAT GREAT. " - Kim in Williamsburg, Virginia

"The experience was great! 60 people viewed the house in 3 days and we got 6 offers. Sold the house for the listing price." - Jim in Lloyd Harbor, New York

"I used two real estate agencies that never showed my home and they could not sell it. ForSaleByOwner.com brought me over 12,000 hits and a buyer! We just closed on December 27th, 2007 and I am very happy. Thanks so much for allowing me to use your services." - Mary in Beverly Hills, Florida

New ForSaleByOwner.com Blog

ForSaleByOwner.com is proud to launch our new blog to help communicate tips, advice and news for people who want to sell or buy homes without paying commission. We are the largest "for sale by owner" website, generating double the amount of online users as our next closest competitor. Founded in 1999, we've saved home sellers more than $1 billion by providing premium Internet marketing services, real estate guidance and information, as well as live customer support, to help customers successfully sell their own homes.

Visit our blog often for the latest updates on selling & buying homes without paying costly commission fees.