LA Times Examines Local Home Search Options

“ Over two days in June, we searched each site for three-bedroom, single-family homes on the market in Santa Monica. “ The results: Zillow : 168 homes* HomeGain : 142, 48 homes (depending on day) ZipRealty : 126 homes Yahoo Real Estate : 107 homes Realtor.com : 103 homes MSN Real Estate : 103 homes RE/Max : 91 homes Trulia : 77 homes Coldwell Banker : 29, 96 (depending on site) AOL Real Estate : 49 listings These numbers are always in flux, but from what I’m seeing I think there are between  90 and 100 MLS listings on the market and around 45 to 50 foreclosure listings. Finally, it’s kind of a waste to do this kind of research unless you’re willing to do a quality analysis . My experience has been that the sites that do not have direct access to MLS info tend to have more listings that are out-of-date and/or listed with outdated prices. * It’s worth noting that I’m pretty sure the reporters messe...