Satisfy clients' wants and concerns about potentially new school districts

When families are looking for a new house, chances are they are looking at more than just the number of bathrooms and bedrooms.

A parent is concerned about the schools available to his or her children. What kind of reputation do the schools have? How many students in each class? Can my child walk to school?

Realtors® Property Resource (RPR®) offers the ability to quickly check school zoning and informational data clients need to make an educated decision. Free to members of the National Association of Realtors® (NAR), RPR® has a plethora of data available to satisfy your clients’ needs and concerns.

With school district and attendance zones, RPR® provides Realtors® with the functionality to search for properties based on school district boundaries, or attendance zones of elementary and middle schools.

For example, if a buyer insists that the home being purchased is located within the Lower Merion School District, RPR® allows a Realtor® to use the map search to select that district and look for properties solely within those district limits. The same is true for a specific elementary school.

And if your clients want to be able to walk their children to school, you can enter the address of the school and perform a distance search to find properties within walking distance. Plus, to make it even easier, Realtors® can save that search and easily recall it to search the same boundary for other clients.

If clients are unsure about which school district, or school itself, would be a good fit for them, or if you have relocating clients, you can find the data about schools in the area of properties they are looking at.

RPR® provides information on test scores, number of students enrolled, student to teacher ratio and reviews about districts and schools. With this information at your fingertips, Realtors® can easily educate their clients on the school assigned to a specific property, or in a given area, allowing their clients to make a well-informed decision.

If you choose, you can include the school information and reviews as part of one total RPR ®Property Report. Translating this school data, and all your other market knowledge into a single report will ensure the best possible buying or selling experience for your customers and equals referrals and repeat customers.

To check out information on local school districts, perform a search here. Your clients with children will appreciate it.