Any business that would want to survive in this day and age should have an online presence, and this especially applies to buying and selling homes. People have gone to the Internet for real estate transactions for a variety of reasons – convenience, avoiding agent commissions, or just to increase available options.
The most common way for people looking to buy or sell homes to meet is through online classifieds. The online equivalent of the For Sale yard sign, there are basically countless sites where one can list or browse for houses.