Searching Homes for Sale on St Cloud Times Website
I recently had a person ask to see a home that had sold almost two years ago! Where did they find this property? On the St Cloud Times' Home Times website. I've done a little research and found some glaring problems with the St Cloud Times' search results of homes for sale. Below are the statistics I found with a brief search of homes for sale in Sartell MN with a price range of $175,000-200,000*:
1) The St Cloud Times website has 13 properties available in Sartell MN between $175,000 and $200,000 - There are currently 37 listed on the St Cloud MLS
2) Of the 13 homes, 12 are listed by real estate professionals in the St Cloud area - One FSBO.
3) Of those 12 homes the St Cloud Times website offered by real estate professionals, over 41% had inaccurate prices, addresses, or were no longer available to purchase.
4) One of the homes was a property that hasn't been listed for sale by that real estate agent in almost a full year.
Until the St Cloud Times changes the way they provide homes for sale to potential home buyers on their website, I highly recommend going to any of the personal or company websites in the St Cloud area that is equipped with some sort of Broker Reciprocity home search. For the FSBO properties, I recommend one of the national sites like FSBO.com. With the potential to search homes for sale on a multitude of websites, why settle for inaccurate and untimely information?
*Data obtained by comparing listings on the St Cloud Times' Home Times website and the information provided on the St Cloud MLS.
Jason Tangen, GRI - Broker Associate with Edina Realty St Cloud
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