A Must Visit Website if you are Looking to Buy or Sell a Home in Houston!

If you have ever searched for a home in Houston, Texas, I am sure you are familiar with the Houston Association of Realtors website www.har.com.  Many of my friends who are not real estate professionals have confessed to me that they spend countless hours scouring the site and looking at homes.  Recently the Houston Association of Realtors (HAR) has launched a few new consumer tools that I believe will be very beneficial to buyers and sellers that are researching homes online.  Below are a few of my favorite tools:

1. Live Chat:  This tool will allow consumers to chat online with agents who are also online.
2. Home Value Finder: Search for recent home sales and  property tax information in Houston.
3. Map Search: Search for listings by zip code or within a proximity of an address using a pan and zoom feature.
4. 5% Price Reductions: View listings that have been reduced in price by 5% or more using this feature.
5. Open House Finder: Search for open houses using specific criteria such as date of open house, price range, location, property type any much more.
6. My Home Finder: Receive free email notifications when homes that match your criteria are listed on HAR.com.  You will also receive status and price changes as well as more information regarding properties that your "bookmark".

The tools I mentioned above coupled with numerous other tools that are offered on HAR.com give consumers a wealth of knowledge when buying or selling a home.  For more information on all the available consumer tools, give me a call or send me an email and I will be happy to share them with you. 

Steven Kleiman is CEO and Founder of Houston based Oakington Realty, which specializes in “Inner Loop” homes as well as urban-in-fill properties, working with buyers, sellers, developers and homebuilders. Steven is a member of the National, Texas and Houston Association(s) of Realtors®. Readers comments welcome at 713-875-9040 or steven@oakingtonrealty.com. Follow Steven on Twitter at https://twitter.com/StevenTXRealtor.