Articles about the real estate profession
General reference
MLS flat-fee brokers
How to find buyers' agents who offer commission rebates
FSBO websites
Local MLS directories for buyers

Articles about the real estate profession

• Realty Bites:  Why do you still need an agent to buy a home?  By Douglas Gantenbein

• The 6% Solution:  Skip Real Estate Agents -- New York Times

• Feds probe real estate agents by Jon Birger, Money Magazine

• Some States Now Limit Price Rebates to Buyers from the Wall Street Journal Online

General reference

• The Mortgage Professor

• Real estate reference

MLS Flat-fee brokers

• 1listing.com (California)

• CongressRealty.com (Western states)

• brokerdirectmls.com

• nostressmls.com (Florida)

• e-liststate.com (California)

• salebyownerrealty.com

• flatfeemlsdirect.com

• rebate-realty.com (Florida)

• flatfeefsbo.com
  

How to find buyer's agents who offer commission rebates

• sixhomes.com (California) (Disclaimer: I own this company.)

• rebatereps.com

• drodio.com (Mid-Atlantic states)

• redfin.com (Northwest)

• buysiderealty.com (California, Illinois, and Florida)

• realtylegacy.com (Washington, D.C., Virginia, Maryland)

• buyerrebatesrealty.com (Florida)
  

FSBO Websites

CALIFORNIA

• FSBOSonoma.com

• FSBOSolano.com

• FSBONapa.com

• FSBOAlameda.com

• FSBOContraCosta.com

• FSBOSac.com

• FSBOSantaClara.com

• FSBOSanMateo.com

• 1listing.com

COLORADO

• FSBODenver.com

FLORIDA

• FSBOVolusia.com

HAWAII

• FSBO-World.com

IDAHO

• ByOwnerIdaho.com

ILLINOIS

• FSBONaperville.com

INDIANA

• FSBO-Indy.com

MICHIGAN

• FSBOMichigan.com

• FSBOLansing.com

• FSBOJackson.net

• FSBOSWMichigan.com

• FSBOMichigan-Oakland.com

• FSBONorthernMichigan.com

MINNESOTA

• TCFSBO.com

MISSOURI

• SpringfieldFSBO.com

• FSBO-KC.com

MONTANA

• BillingsbyOwner.com

• ByOwnerMissoula.com

NEW MEXICO

• FSBONM.com

NORTH CAROLINA

• Charlotteflatfee.com

OREGON

• FSBOBend.com

• CascadebyOwner.com

• PBOwner.com

TEXAS

• FSBOAustinTX.com

• MyCastleFSBO.com

VIRGINIA

• Virginiafsbo.com

WISCONSIN

• FSBOMadison.com

• DodgebyOwner.com

• EauClairebyOwner.com

• SheboyganbyOwner.com

NATIONAL WEBSITES

• Owners.com

• ForSalebyOwner.com

• SalebyOwnerRealty.com

• HomesbyOwner.com

• 10Realty.com

Local MLS Directories for Buyers

ALABAMA

• LiveinAlabama.com (Birmingham area)

• Dreamhometour.com (Southern Alabama)

• ValleyMLS.com (Northern Alabama)

• GulfCoastMLS.com (Mobile area)

• mobilerealtor.com (Mobile)

• AlaMLS (Montgomery area)

• royclaytor.com (Huntsville)

• usamls.net

ALASKA

• alaskarealestate.com 

ARIZONA

• homelistingsarizona.com 

• havasurealtors.com (Lake Havasu)

• northernarizonamls.com (Northern Arizona)

• bullheadrealtors.com (Bullhead City)

• paar.org (Prescott area)

• grnvly.fnismls.com (Green Valley)

• wmaor.com (White Mountain)

• tarmls.com (Tucson)

• arizonahomes.org 

ARKANSAS

• realestateutilities.com

• usamls.net

CALIFORNIA

• GreatHomes.org (North Bay Area)

• TheMLS.com (Los Angeles metro)

• MRMLS (Southern California)

• Metrolist.net (Sacramento and surrounding counties)

• Desertareamls.com (Desert area in the southeastern part of California)

• MLSListings.com (San Francisco South Bay)

• sfbayarearealestate.net (Bay Area)

• bayeast.org (San Francisco East and South Bay)

• sfrealtors.com (San Francisco and Peninsula)

• srar.com (San Fernando Valley)

• ebrdi.com (East Bay)

• centralcoastmls.com (Central Coast)

• vwrealestate.com (Central Valley)

• redding-real-estate.com (Northern California)

• humboldtcountymls.com (Humboldt County)

• ncbor.org  (Nevada County)

• tahoemls.com (North Tahoe)

COLORADO

• recolorado.com 
• ssbr.org (Steamboat Springs)
• usamls.net

CONNECTICUT

• nneren.com (Northern New England)

DELAWARE

• delmls.com (Sussex County)

• scaor.com (Sussex County)

• pattersonschwartz.com

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

• homesdatabase.com 

• listings.drodio.com

FLORIDA

• fl.living.net 

• Dreamhometour.com (Panhandle area)

• PanamaCityMLS.com (Bay County)

• Bonitaspringsrealtors.com (Bonita Springs-Estero)

• DaytonaRealtors.com (Daytona Beach area)

• EnglewoodFloridaMLS.com (Englewood)

• FlgMLS.com (Flagler County)

• flkeysboardofrealtors.com (Florida Keys)

• RealEstateinGainesville.com (Gainesville)

• keywestrealtors.org (Key West)

• NaplesArea.com (Naples)

• Omcar.com (Ocala, Marion County)

• TampaBayRealtor.com (Tampa Bay)

• Pensacolamls.com (Pensacola area)

• bor.com (St. Augustine and St. Johns County)

• space321.com (Space Coast)

• Sanibelrealtors.com (Sanibel and Captiva Islands)

• miamire.com (Miami)

• forgottencoastrealtors.org (Forgotten Coast)

GEORGIA

• negboard.com (Northeast Georgia)

• mlsaugusta.com (Augusta)

• valdostaboardofrealtors.com (Valdosta)

• glynnrealtors.com (Brunswick/Glynn)

• greaterromeboardofrealtors.com (Rome)

• hwsrealtors.com (North Georgia)

• usamls.net

HAWAII

• mlshawaii.net

• hicentral.com

• mauiboard.com (Maui)

IDAHO

• tallabas.com 

• pocatellomls.com (Pocatello)

• usamls.net

ILLINOIS

• homequestchicago.com (Chicago area)

• raar.com (Rockford)

• nihomes.com (Northern Illinois)

• chicagotribune.com/classified/realestate/ (Chicago)

INDIANA

• Mibor.net (Indianapolis area)

• gniarmls.com (Northwest Indiana)

• seibrmls.com (Southeastern Indiana)

• sira.org (Southern Indiana)

• indianamls.com (Central Indiana)

• starone.com

• usamls.net

IOWA

• seeiowahomes.com 

• agents.iowarealty.com (Des Moines)

• masoncitymls.com (Mason City)

• spencermls.com (Spencer)

KANSAS

• kcstar.homehunter.com (Kansas City area)

• plazare.com (Wichita)

• manhattanrealtors.net (Manhattan)

• topekaareahomes.com (Topeka)

• mastersrealty.com

• usamls.net

KENTUCKY

• starone.com

• northernkentuckyhomes.com

• lbar.com (Lexington)

• usamls.net

LOUISIANA

• la.living.net (Baton Rouge)

• latter-blum.com

• usamls.net

MAINE

• nneren.com (Northern New England)

MARYLAND

• homesdatabase.com 

• har.com/montgomery (Montgomery County)

• listings.drodio.com

MASSACHUSETTS

• nneren.com (Northern New England)

• cleduc.com (Central Massachusetts)

• berkshirerealtors.com (Berkshire County)

MICHIGAN

• allmichiganrealestate.com 

• mi-realestate.com

• moveinmichigan.com 

• flinthomes.net (Flint)

• lansing-realestate.com (Lansing)

• gpbr.com (Grosse Pointe)

MINNESOTA

• twincities.com

• homesthatsell.com

MISSISSIPPI

• latter-blum.com (Gulf Coast)

• gulfcoastmls.com

• usamls.net

MISSOURI

• mastersrealty.com

• usamls.net

MONTANA

• nmar.com (Northwest Montana)

• billings.org (Billings)

• gtfar.com (Great Falls)

• missoularealestate.com (Missoula)

• bvbor.com (Bitterroot Valley)

NEBRASKA

NEVADA

• lasvegasrealtor.com (Las Vegas)

• gannettonline.com (Reno area)

NEW HAMPSHIRE

• nneren.com (Northern New England)

NEW JERSEY

• njmls.com

• gsmls.com (North Jersey)

• momls.com (Monmouth County)

NEW MEXICO

• swmls.com

• sfar.com (Santa Fe)

• usamls.net

NEW YORK

• mlsmanhattan.com (Manhattan)

• mlslirealtor.com (Long Island)

• board.usamls.net/bronx  (Bronx, North Manhattan)

• bnymls.com (Brooklyn)

• sibor.com (Staten Island)

• wcbr.net (Westchester)

• timesunion.com/homes/ (Capital region)

• homesteadnet.com (Rochester area)

• wstarmls.com (Western Steuben/Allegany)

• uticaromerealtor.com (Utica/Rome)

• syr.interealty.com (Syracuse)

• usamls.net

NORTH CAROLINA

• carolinahome.com

• pinehurstncrealtors.com (Pinehurst, Southern Pines)

• usamls.net

NORTH DAKOTA

• twincities.com

• bismarckmandanhomes.com (Bismarck/Mandan)

OHIO

• aabor.com/homehunter (Akron)

• cabr.org (Greater Cincinnati.  Click on any real estate office website to search the MLS.)

• dabr.com (Dayton)

• starone.com

• usamls.net

OKLAHOMA

• mlsgateway.com (Central Oklahoma)

• tulsarealtors.com (Tulsa area)

• edmondrealtors.com (Northern Oklahoma)

• usamls.net

OREGON

• rmls.com (Portland and vicinity)

• centraloregonrealtors.com (Central Oregon)

PENNSYLVANIA

• homesdatabase.com 

• usamls.net

• listings.drodio.com

RHODE ISLAND

• riliving.com

SOUTH CAROLINA

• idx.ctarmls.com (Charleston)

• ccar.fnismls.com (Coastal area)

• usamls.net

SOUTH DAKOTA

• twincities.com

TENNESSEE

• realtracs.com (Middle Tennessee)

• mlsarealistings.com (Chattanooga)

• usamls.net

TEXAS

• HAR.com (Houston area)

• amarillorealtors.org (Amarillo)

• northtexas.rapmls.com (North Texas)

• commgate.com (Commercial properties)

• AustinHomeSearch.com (Austin)

• immobel.com  (North Texas)

• realestate.mysanantonio.com (San Antonio)

• texasrealestate.com (Rural areas)

• wfar.com (Wichita Falls)

• usamls.net

UTAH

• utahrealestate.com

• wcbr.org (Washington County)

VERMONT

• nneren.com (Northern New England)

VIRGINIA

• homesdatabase.com 

• faar.com (Fredericksburg)

• usamls.net

• mycaar.com (Charlottesville)

• lynchburgmls.com (Lynchburg)

• relocatetorichmond.com (Richmond)

• listings.drodio.com

WASHINGTON

• nwrealestate.com

• tricityrealtors.com (Walla Walla and Yakima area)

WEST VIRGINIA

• homesdatabase.com 

• usamls.net

• listings.drodio.com

WISCONSIN

• twincities.com

• wihomes.com

• usamls.net

WYOMING

• wy-realestate.net 

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