How accurate is Columbus real estate online?
You as a buyer or seller or just someone interested in local real estate have access to a lot of information online about homes for sale:
Zillow.com
Trulia.com
Realtor.com
Above are the big three... Realtor.com is the biggest of the three, most traffic, but Realtor.com has a lot more listings than the other two. There's lots of little places where the information about "Columbus homes for sale" is syndicated. Some examples are: Oodle, Hot Pads...
Syndication is a good thing but it would be better if you could rely on the information you find. 
Google Base... is a biggie. I believe but could be wrong that RealBird... the little houses on RealBird and the information about them comes from Google Base. There are things I really, really like about RealBird. I love the cute little houses. I hate the fact that the information is so bad. A price reduction on a home taken January 18, 2011 still shows at the old price on January 26, 2011. RealBird itself has the listing with the correct info but the mapping does not show consumers the correct information about the price reduction. A listing taken off the market in December 2010 still shows up (top snippet.) The listing agents have removed the home from the MLS. It does not show up on Columbus real estate brokerage or agents sites. It is not for sale. Sold homes show up as active. It's a mess.
Columbus real estate online - how accurate?
Our local paper, the Columbus Dispatch has a portal for Central Ohio or Columbus real estate.
Columbus real estate brokerages online - how accurate is it?
You can find homes on local real estate company websites from Real Living HER, Coldwell Banker King Thompson, Re/Max, Keller Williams and many, many more brokerages that are members of the Columbus Board of REALTORS MLS.
Much more accurate information about homes for sale!
In many cases the individual real estate agents have a site... or sites. Mine MaureenMcCabe.com and CbusHomeSearch.com my presence on Real Living HER, a little bit different from one another.. You are welcome to look at the Real Living HER online presentation of homes for sale in Central Ohio.
Search using the CbusHomeSearch.com site and you are offered the opportunity to receive the listings directly from the Columbus Board of REALTORS® MLS.
What's your favorite place on the Internet for Columbus real estate information?
More about Columbus real estate online
Columbus Board of REALTORS Consumer Information the CBR MLS does not show homes for sale. You can not search on the CBR site,... other than using the Realtor.com search. The Columbus Board of REALTORS does not have a site that competes with their members! Other parts of the country handle this differently. Again use the CBusHomeSearch.com link to search and I can design a search for you, you will have your own page, called a 'Client Gateway' on the Columbus Board of REALTORS® MLS.
... and even more Columbus real estate online
Discover Columbus Ohio - Columbus Ohio real estate on Real Estate Acronyms definitions of MLS, IDX, etc.
No I can't explain why it says that on Zillow or Trulia
Where will buyers see your Columbus Ohio home?
The mystery of the missing Columbus Board of REALTORS® MLS 2010 Results
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