MarketWatch
July 2008
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Cost Savings on Home Selling
Flat Fee MLS saves the average homeowner $12,000-$18,000 when selling a home. MarketWatch interviews Steve Udelson, CEO of Owners.com to explain flat-fee MLS.
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Chicago Tribune
July 2008
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So you want to sell your home by yourself?
Do you need the services of a real estate agent to sell your house? Or can you realistically do it yourself and save thousands of dollars in agent commissions?
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ABC News
May 2008
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For Sale By Owner, and on Your Own
Now, sellers need to be more flexible by sharing the work — and commission — with a buyer's agent, Udelson said.
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Wall Street Journal
April 2008
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Advice on Selling a Home Without a Real-Estate Agent
One of my favorite sites, Owners.com, provides a bare-bones listing at no cost; for a few hundred dollars, the site will also put your place on the multiple listing service and give limited help from a real estate agent.
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Marketwatch.com
March 2007
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FSBO 101: Six tips for those planning on selling without a real estate agent
Sellers also need to ask themselves if they want to use all or part of the commission they would otherwise pay in order to discount the property, said Steve Udelson, CEO of Owners.com.
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DenverPost.com
February 2007
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Baby boomers do-it-yourselfers
"More and more baby boomers are selling their homes themselves, according to a survey by Owners.com.
The survey of nearly 5,000 home sellers found that 44 percent of people selling homes themselves were older than 45, and 7 percent were older than 65."
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Wall Street Journal
December 2006
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Realtors open up listing service
"Although lot prices aren't tracked nationally by government agencies or trade groups, for-sale-by-owner Web site Owners.com says that overall, the median price for a typical 1.13-acre lot on the site was $99,500 in October, down 9.6% from a year ago."
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
November 2006
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Realtors open up listing service
"This will be a big boon for our customers," said Ann Telthorst, marketing director of Owners.com in San Francisco, a nationwide service for "For Sale By Owner" sellers who don't hire a listing agent."
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MarketWatch.com / FoxNews.com
November 2006
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Selling your home for the best price
"When selling on your own, take advantage of Web sites like ForSaleByOwner.com and Owners.com -- they offer tools that help you market your home online."
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Voice of San Diego
October 2006
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No Thanks, I'll Sell It Myself
"... But Steve Udelson, CEO of a FSBO listing website called Owners.com, said FSBOs are far more common in markets with lower median prices, which would lower the ..."
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Washington Post
October 2006
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Keys to Selling Your Home Without an Agent
"Prepare you property for sale. It takes more than a yard sign to get a home ready, said Ann Telthorst, marketing director for Owners.com, an online real estate service. Outside, mow the lawn and plant flowers, paint the front door, repair chipping paint, cut shrubs, and trim trees that obscure the house."
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Tampa Tribune
September 2006
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"Web sites such as www.owners.com and www.forsalebyowner.com give homeowners a listing when they buy a "For Sale" sign.
San Francisco-based www.owners.com has 127,000 listings nationwide. About 5,000 are in the Tampa market - a figure that has nearly doubled since last year, company officials say. In Pasco County, about 365 properties are for sale through www.owners.com.
"Tampa's actually one of our stronger markets," said Steve Udelson, chief executive officer of Owners Advantage LLC, the parent company of www.owners.com."
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BizJournals.com
June 2006
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Web Business Thrives on Helping Sell-it-Yourselfers
"According to an audit of for-sale-by-owner Web sites by Murray Consulting Inc., 75,000 sellers listed their homes on four Web sites last October. A survey showed that Owners.com snagged the lion's share of the listings, 50,000."
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CNN
November 2004
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"Open House on CNN"
Gerri Willis interviews Steve Udelson, CEO of Owners.com
Windows Media File
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Fast Company
November 2004
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"For $12.95, you get a sign to put in your yard, but more important, you get a listing and photos on Owners.com, which claims to be the largest for-sale-by-owner site with 5 million customers. The site has an answering service that fields calls from prospective buyers, eliminated the role of agents and their 6% commissions. If the test goes well, Home Depot plans to offer it nationally."
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SmartMoney
August 2003
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"Of those that focus on for-sale-by-owner (FSBO) market, Owners.com has the most extensive listings of properties... Even if you don't list with the site, Owners.com has a lot of educational resources and tips for effective marketing. So don't miss it."
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Wall Street Journal
March 2003
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"Besides the savings on commissions, one major factor fueling the FSBO market is the growing reach and sophistication of online sites that not only list properties but offer other services as well. Owners.com offers a toll-free number and listing ID number that appear on the "for sale" sign on the seller's yard."
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Yahoo! Internet Life
February 2000
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"Best Home-Selling Hub"
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U.S. News & World Report
November 1999
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"The Best of the Web Gets Better"
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Money Magazine
February 1999
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"The Top 50 Financial Websites"
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Business 2.0
November 1999
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"Owners.com lists independent homes for sale and offers links, advice, and other content to help buyers and sellers handle the legal complexities of searching, ownership, and financing."
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Forbes
September 1999
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"Best of the Web"
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Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine
April 1999
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"Owners.com is a must visit...."
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