By The Numbers

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73% In a third quarter 2009 pricing survey by HomeGain, the percent of home sellers who believed their homes were worth more than their agents' recommended listing price, up from 69% in the second quarter.

$2,982 The average closing cost for Ohio, which ranked 9th in the country in 2009 according to Bankrate.com (rankings went from most expensive to least expensive). In 2008, Ohio ranked 12th. Researchers requested a good faith estimate for a $200,000 loan, assuming a 20$ down payment and  good credit. The most highly variable cost - taxes, other government fees and escrow fees - are not included in the figure.  

95% The percent of all agents who aren't happy with he production from their Web sites, according tot he National Association of Realtors.

27% A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found this percent of homeowners who say the value of their home is likely to go up over the next year. Just 19% say the value of their home is likely to go down in the next year. Homeowners are slightly more optimistic about long-term values. 54% say the value of their home is likely to go up over the next five years, while 14% say their home's value will fall over the next five years and 255 think it will remain about the same.

90% According to a survey by the California REALTORS Association, the percent of home buyers who shop online first, and spend up to six weeks doing so before ever contacting a real estate professional. Only 13% of potential buyers say they read newspapers or magazine ads when searching for a home.

10% According to a recent report from social media service provider ViTrue, click through rates on Facebook are nearly this percent higher on Tuesdays than any other day of the week.

40% A study released by Pear Analytics revealed that more than this percent of all tweets are "pointless babble." Another study by The Conference Board and TNS said the top reasons for tweeting are to connect with friends (42%), update their status (29%), and to look for new (26%). They also use Twitter for work-related (22%) reasons. The study shows that 30% of users are tweeting to interact with family, 30% connect with celebrities and 24% interact with bloggers.