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I had the same problem this summer. I was working with an agent and I told him I saw several houses I wanted to look at on Zillow. Sent him the list and all bu

I had the same problem this summer. I was working with an agent and I told him I saw several houses I wanted to look at on Zillow. Sent him the list and all but one was sold. He said the listings were in some cases as much as 6 months old. After that, he just plugged me into the MLS listings directly and then every time a new house would show up, I'd know about it and could email him if I wanted to see it or not. I totally agree about not trusting 3rd party apps. MLS, unfortunately is the only reliable source I know of.

Simulacra 11y ago
My area (Atlanta) is a very hot market. I found my house on Cinco de Mayo, emailed my agent, and we were looking at it that afternoon. By 9 AM the next morning the owners had accepted our offer. The house had not been on the market 24 hours. If I had not jumped on that house the moment it hit The MLS system, I would not be sitting in the backyard enjoying it right now. :-)