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Home buying and the Internet

According to a March 2002, Ipsos-Reid study, 75% of Canadians now have Internet access. Most importantly, the study found that over 40% of online Canadians have used the Internet to search for home buying information. Other key findings of the study include:

43% of online Canadians have used the Internet to search for prices, listings and other home buying information
4 million users in fall 2001 searched for information online regarding housing
39% visited a house they first saw online
25% bought a house they first saw online
21% of buyers and 8% of purchaser "intenders" contacted an agent they first found online
24% of buyers like the convenience of viewing online pictures of the property without having to leave their home
23% like being able to customize their search on the Internet
21% like the large amount of listings and data available
7 in 10 of Canadians surveyed said if they were looking for a house they would seek information online.

 

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