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  • According to the Digital House Hunt, a joint report between NAR Research and Google, there is an opportunity for REALTORS® to market to home shoppers in online video environments.
  • New home buyers place an emphasis on virtual tours and videos showcasing properties and communities.
  • Finding an agent and agent related searches on YouTube grew 46% year-over-year.
  • Number of agent-related videos on YouTube:
    • 19,200 results for how to find a real estate agent;
    • 88,400 for real estate agent;
    • 118,000 for buying a home
  • Home buyers who purchased previously owned homes are more likely to bring their online research offline by walking through or driving by a home they viewed online.

Jessica Lautz, Survey Research Manager

Jessica Lautz is the Survey Research Manager. Jessica analyzes data and writes annual studies such as the Member Profile, the Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers, and the Commercial Member Profile.

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  1. [...] original article by Jessica Lautz is available here, and the Google/NAR report is at [...]



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