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Open house market

The Internet is creating do-it-yourself home buyers, but agents find it useful too

Home hunting with Mark and Denise Riley of Braintree. Mark and Denise Riley, looking at a home for sale, at 44 Bickford Road, Braintree MA.
Home hunting with Mark and Denise Riley of Braintree. Mark and Denise Riley, looking at a home for sale, at 44 Bickford Road, Braintree MA. (Sarah Brezinsky Gilbert) Sarah Brezinsky Gilbert
By Kimberly Blanton
Globe Staff / March 27, 2006

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Finding the perfect Braintree home to accommodate three children, his wife, and his mother-in-law has been a challenge for Mark Riley. But searching for the house has been a breeze thanks to a proliferation of Internet tools that have freed buyers from total dependence on real estate agents. (Full article: 1346 words)

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