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The following realtor resources offer something for the disabled home buyer. Realtors may not always offer a special section for "accessible homes" or "low-income homes," however, many realtor sites offer searches for "accessible homes" or homes under $25,000 or $50,000. The realtors listed below may offer additional assistance for the disabled home buyer, such as, local offices, price histories, neighborhood searches or crime rates. In addition, it is becoming possible to do everything to buy a home while on-line. Realtors are beginning to offer these services. For additional help in finding a home, your local newspaper may have a special classified section for homes $50,000 or less. Good luck in your search!
Accessible Home Specialists
Home Access Program, an initiative started by Handi-Ramp, a company that has been manufacturing handicap accessible ramps since 1958, assists individuals in finding an accessible home or modifying an already existing one. Via their website you can find realtors and consultants across the United States who are willing and able to assist in locating accessible homes.
Wheelchair Accessible Home Clearinghouse offers an on-line database of accessible homes. They also offer a listing of realtors that specialize in helping people with disabilities locate appropriate homes.
Coldwell Banker includes more than 200,000 homes, local offices and listing agents. You can search for homes under $50,000, save your search, have e-mail sent to you if a home matches your search, request an appointment or do a mortgage calculation on-line.
Century 21 includes contacts to local brokers, offers neighborhood information and allows you to search for wheelchair accessible homes. The "Homeplanner" feature on this site allows you to lay out furniture based on location of windows, doors, electrical layouts and phone jacks.
Domania has over 300,000 home listings. This site offers a check on price histories, recent home sales by location and price and mortgage calculators. This site also has a contractor referral service "Handyman Online."
Homefair is a homebuyer's fair including real estate, mortgage loans, moving resources, school reports, crime reports, home price checks, mortgage calculators, and features home buying guides. Searching for a home for sale bounces you to the National Association of Realtors and this site allows you to search for homes with "handicap features." See the National Association of Realtors below.
Homestore offers the homebuyer the ability to browse pictures of homes and neighborhoods on-line, compare prices along streets, view crime reports and research schools. Homestore is one of the largest listers of homes for sale and is working with the National Association of Realtors to develop a way for consumers to bid for houses on-line, get loans, do title searches, arrange home inspections and track information through personal accounts. Searching for a home for sale bounces you to the National Association of Realtors and this site allows you to search for homes with "handicap features." See the National Association of Realtors below.
Homes 101 offers a closer search of homes for sale by state. Each site is sponsored by state realty associations and offers searches of homes for sale for under $50,000.
National Association of Realtors, official website of this association, lists 1.7 million homes and is updated daily. This site offers multiple listing of brokers and links to local offices. Search organizes by price and number of rooms. This site has the "Home Price" check feature which checks the selling prices of the house over the past four years. Browse pictures of homes for sale, neighborhoods, view crime reports and research schools on this site. There are guides to buying a home, a comprehensive guide to realtors, home types, FAQ, financial options, real estate glossary to learn the lingo, finding a lender, contractor and moving services. This site allows you to search for accessible homes with the "handicap feature." When entering your search criteria for a home for sale, scroll down to "Detailed Search Criteria" under "General Home Features" to check "handicap features."
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) offers a listing of homes for sale on the "Buying a home" section of the site or try Homes for sale where several federal agencies have properties to sell, both single family and multifamily homes. HUD also explains how you can buy a home under these varying agencies. For instance, to buy a HUD home you must contact a real estate broker in your area who is authorized to sell a HUD home (most are.) Your broker will submit the bid for you.
Stephen Beard, of Keller Williams Realty, specializes in providing real estate services for people with physical challenges. As a man with Cerebral Palsy, he has first-hand experience dealing with some of the limitations and fears that make the home buying process stressful for people with physical challenges. He knows what makes homes accessible and where to find accessible homes in the Bay area. He can also serve as a resource on issues concerning special financing, local community supports, and custom home renovations. For more information, visit his website or call (510) 364-6795.
Homeowners Concept claims experienced licensed realtors at a fraction of the cost.
Shorewest allows one to search by counties and cities and lists homes from Southeastern Wisconsin. One can search for a home by price. Photos are included of each listed home.
Wisconsin Realtors includes more sites on shopping for real estate in the state of Wisconsin.
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