If you ever thought that it is impossible to have an “international†real estate website, think again. Athand24.com is attempting to do just that. Currently website has only 15 real estate listings, although the website was registered in July 2006.
One of the of the problems to attract advertisers to such a website is the complexity of real estate transaction. Here in the United States, regulation on selling and buying real estate are quiet complex and may differ significantly from one state to another, and often a real estate agent moving from one state to another may be required to take a real estate test or even go to school in order to be permitted to practice real estate in that respective state.
In the attempt to feature international real estate listings, much legal details should be considered. For example, in order to advertise real estate property in the United States the listings need to comply with Non-discrimination Act. While this is not news to a real estate agent, any one else outside the real estate professionals may not be familiar with this detail and potentially find legal problems I they do not comply.
Athand24.com offers their services to real estate agent as well as to private owners. In theory any one can register and list a property with Athand24.com, however those listings found for the United States may not stand some scrutiny in regards to local laws, which may very from state to state and range from compliance to “the truth in advertising†to “non-discrimination actâ€.