I would like an online source (URL) to obtain comparable sales
information for any property address I specify. I am in the market for
a house and I don't want to use a real estate agent. From my limited
research so far, most online sources require that you be "a business"
in order to gain access to this information. CourtHouseDirect.com is
an example of one such site that is perfect except for the fact that
it is unavailable to me because I'm not a business.

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Clarification of Question by aiguy-ga on 19 Feb 2005 15:40 PST

I also forgot to mention that I tried the site below after a Google
search produced their ad. After going through the entire registration
process I received a message that the service is "temporarily
unavailable" but that an agent would be contacting me soon. Exactly
what I did not want.

http://www.homegain.com/

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Request for Question Clarification by pafalafa-ga on 19 Feb 2005 21:02 PST

Is this the sort of thing you're after?


http://fsbo.eleapp.com/choosesubject


They charge for the property valuations, and you can see samples of
their reports by clicking on the appropriate link after you search on
an address.

Let me know what you think.

pafalafa-ga

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Request for Question Clarification by pafalafa-ga on 20 Feb 2005 05:30 PST

There's another one here:


http://www.ushomevalue.com/homeowners.html


This is available to anyone, and includes comparables, but the fee
seems a bit steep to me.


paf

http://www.hud.gov/
realtor.com

I followed the two links you provided and while both are very
informative, I was unable to find comparable sales on either site.

You may want to try the real estate layers of the maps of Harris
County visible on www.maptheworld.net.
Properties for sale that fit search criteria, ( & price is one such
criteria), all appear on the map of your target geography. Click on
the map dot itself for pictures, etc. You can then asses the property
in terms of community resources nearby by opening up those map layers
as well.Schools, museums, churches, etc.

Hope this helps

Excellent pafalafa-ga! This one has exactly what I have been looking for. 
http://fsbo.eleapp.com/choosesubject

For $4.95 I was able to get recent sales prices of comparable homes
for a given address.

How do I tell Google that my question has been answered? Do I just
click "cancel question"?

Louis