Therese Ryan

Real Estate professionals have value that extends far beyond access to information in multiple listing services. In fact, for many years the consumer has had access to multiple listing service information, either through Real Estate professionals, or through third party sites. So why do they hire professionals? The value of hiring a Real Estate professional is not lost on the most informed and educated consumers today. The value is in having a skilled, experienced professional to guide the consumer through the process, anticipate problems and solutions, negotiate on their behalf, network the consumer with other skilled professionals (ie. attorneys, home inspectors, contractors & others). Having a professional on your side with the skill to inform you of your obligations and your options, and to guide you in the myriad steps you need to take, in order to successfully achieve your goals, is a valuable tool that far supercedes finding out how many bedrooms and baths are in a property. The way consumers access information may change as we move into the future, but the need for skilled guidance will not. We are pleased that so many consumers are so interested in real estate, and we are happy to share information with them as they dream about homeownership and as they put those dreams into motion.