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1. Realtor.com - Search for a new home or find mortgage rates, real estate agents, and relocation services throughout the US, Canada, and Puerto Rico. Provided by the National Association of Realtors. Very up to date on new listings and provides images with complete property information.

2. realestate.yahoo.com - One of the most popular real estate sites on the web. A useful Yahoo! service providing users access to complete listing data. Search homes for sale (including MLS listings), housing market information, home values, school districts, mortgage rates, foreclosure listings and more. Search across multiple cities based on criteria you select in your profile.

3. remax.com - a global real estate franchise which lists both residential and commercial real estate for sale. Search tool provides a clean results page with compact and detailed information on each property. One of the easiest ways to search and find a home or commercial property or rental. Remax properties are featured first in search results.

4. Zillow.com - currently in beta as of 2007, this nifty site allows you to find the appraised value based on public records of any house in their database. Also very useful for find previous sales info, taxes, neighboring home values, neighboring previous sales and much more.

5. Forsalebyowner.com - save thousands of dollars in commissions. Many people have found success with forsalebyowner.com and have saved upwards of 7% on their final sale price. Site provides a complete guide on how to sell your house by yourself (fsbo). Also includes a plethora of information on pricing your house, neighborhoods, schools and cost of living in various neighborhoods. Definitely worth a look.

Other notable sites to look at:

Rotten Neighbor site -  rottenneighbor.com - Learn if there are any reported bad neighbors in the area. Also lists foreclosed homes in the area.

Family watch dog - Find out before you move if there are any registered sex offenders living in the area.

HomePages.com - find everything around your neighborhood.

Bankrate.com - shop the best rates for your home loan.

SchoolMatters.com - one of the most important factors to look at is how schools rank in your area.

DoItYourself.com - provides step-by-step instructions on home improvement projects.

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