Housing Wire

JUNE 17, 2024

It will help you identify sellers very early, giving you access to them before they’re talking to other agents. After you choose your neighborhood or zip code, Offrs activates your area, enabling you to get contact info for leads, sorted by category (FSBO, predictive sellers, expired listings, and exclusive leads).

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Hank Miller Team

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Well what's old is new; let's get ready for the return of verbal (mostly) combat regarding seller's disclosures. Can the seller change the disclosure after contract? "it depends" Issues with the seller's disclosure tend to be the most common thing buyers and sellers lock horns over.

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Housing Wire

MAY 21, 2024

Buying a home in a non-disclosure state, where sale prices are not available to the general public, presents a unique set of challenges and requires home buyers to be more proactive in gathering information. Comparables can help agents assess current market trends, and make informed decisions when it comes to a fair offer price.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 23, 2023

This includes financials, organizational documents, agent productivity reports, operating metrics, vendor contracts, lease agreements, employment agreements, insurance documents, and more. From a data lens, transactions can be broken out into three different stages: Valuation , Due Diligence , and Contract.

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The Robert Weiler Company

JANUARY 2, 2021

In real estate, buyers and sellers must be knowledgeable to make informed decisions. Are you familiar with a land contract in Ohio, as well as the state-specific requirements? What is a land contract in Ohio, really? While a land contract might be ideal for you, there are important details you need to know, first.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

In its statement of interest relating to MLS Property Information Network ’s (MLS PIN) settlement agreement with the Nosalek commission lawsuit plaintiffs, filed Thursday evening, the DOJ recommended that Judge Patti D. Saris deny preliminary approval of MLS PIN’s second amended settlement agreement.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 29, 2024

In its motion filed on Wednesday, CMLS said its amicus curiae brief is in repsonse to the Department of Justice’s statement of interest which was filed in early February in relation to the proposed settlement agreement reached by the Nosalek plaintiffs and defendant MLS Property Information Network in July 2023.

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Housing Wire

JULY 19, 2023

A typical commission dispute arises when, after signing a listing agreement or buyer-broker agreement: A seller-client “cancels” a valid purchase contract. A seller-client cancels a listing. A seller-client permits the property to be foreclosed upon. Patrick MacQueen is the founder of Medalist Legal in Chandler, Arizona.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 15, 2024

When asked about the language they use to discuss how buyer and seller agent commissions are paid, some of the most common responses included stressing that commissions are and always have been negotiable, and that if the National Association of Realtors’ settlement is approved, some practices may change, but many things are currently unknown.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

SmartZip uses predictive analytics to pinpoint likely sellers from 6 to 18 months in advance, offering a huge advantage in today’s low inventory market. Use AI-powered lead generdation to identify high-priority sellers. Access leads immediately — directly in your inbox. Automated marketing: Yes.

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Movoto

APRIL 8, 2024

After submitting an offer on a home you plan to purchase, a few things might happen – once an offer is accepted (typically, after negotiations but not always), real estate sales agreements come into effect between buyers and sellers. Should the buyer breach the contract (e.g., What Should be Included in Real Estate Sales Agreements?

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Birmingham Appraisal

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Homeowners, Don’t Make These Appraisal Mistakes When Selling Your Home As a real estate appraiser, I have seen many mistakes that sellers make during the appraisal process. These mistakes can significantly impact the value of a property and even lead to an appraisal being lower than the contract price.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 24, 2024

With a customized market report, you can send your client list real-time information on just listed properties and price reduction alerts. You can keep your clients informed of market changes by answering the common questions “How is the market?” Top Producer can also help you automate your marketing with branded MLS reports.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 13, 2024

Automated chatbots can help you field calls, texts, emails and website inquiries to qualify incoming leads and segment buyers and sellers by their areas of interest in your CRM — all before you even pick up your phone to call or text those prospects. Need more examples?

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

When the Department of Justice (DOJ) revealed last week the changes it would like to see in how real estate agents and brokers are compensated through its statement of interest filed in the MLS Property Information Network commission lawsuit , few in the real estate industry were surprised by the agency’s desire to decouple commissions.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 20, 2024

It also bans NAR from setting rules that would allow a seller’s agent to set compensation for a buyer’s agent, removes commission information from MLS fields, and strikes any requirements that agents subscribe to multiple-listing services. Zillow declined to comment on recent stock price movements.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Using analytics, it identifies potential sellers and prompts them to explore their home’s value on HousingNow.com, where leads must provide information to view listings. However, Market Leader may not be ideal for larger teams or those looking for more customization. These vetted leads are then sent to agents in real time.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 18, 2023

Radian has developed titlegenius to help improve the closing process for homebuyers, sellers and lenders alike. Radian’s innovative platform walks the borrower through the closing process step-by-step, from contract to keys. For more information, click here. The platform makes closings simple, transparent and less expensive.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 16, 2024

with real estate night sweats and want to alleviate your stress by banging out a text does not mean the other agent, your buyer prospect, your seller client, or the appraiser wants to share your insomnia. 6: Privacy please : Keep confidential information from your text conversations. This also applies to time zones.

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Housing Wire

JULY 19, 2023

Go Mortgage sued its former director of capital markets for “corporate sabotage,” alleging computer fraud, violation of trade secrets, breach of contract and tortious interference with a business relationship. Chikonde’s actions caused the company to hedge its loan pipeline based on false and inaccurate information.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 18, 2023

Not prequalifying is unprofessional and can waste your time and the sellers. Don’t lose the listing of a motivated, have-to-sell seller over price. Try saying the following when the seller requests a list price that is too high: “That’s interesting, ‘seller.’ Always prequalify, 100% of the time!

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McKissock

AUGUST 13, 2021

Why must an appraiser be given a copy of the sales contract? Secondly, the appraiser is likely familiar with the local real estate contract forms, customary terms, and conditions of real estate transactions in the area, and might be able to identify irregularities and comment on them. When should we analyze the contract?

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Housing Wire

MAY 3, 2024

The key difference between our business model and that of many of our peers is that our model incentivizes agents to help buyers and sellers reach their housing goals, while some other models have incentivized their agents to recruit other agents, many of whom are not productive.” annualized decline in U.S. and Canada to 64,322 agents.

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Housing Wire

JULY 26, 2021

That kind of drawn-out timetable is typical for the majority of western nations that use the auctioneer system where a seller works with one, perhaps two, auctioneers. fee to the seller. If a showing is to happen, buyers must make appointments with each seller auctioneer to view those homes. Compare all that to the U.S.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

District Court for the Western District of Missouri , the lawsuit is named after its lead plaintiff, Maryland home seller Daniel Umpa. Due to how HomeServices and its affiliates handle their client contracts, if a dispute arises, each client is entitled to individual arbitration of their claims. Filed in late 2023 in the U.S.

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Lamacchia Realty

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

ARE YOU A "WANT-TO-BE" SELLER IN 2024? From low inventory levels to increasing mortgage rates , the real estate landscape has experienced a multitude of changes and challenges over the last several years, leaving many sellers wondering when the “right” time to list would be given current market conditions.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 26, 2024

Implemented smartly, ADR offers litigating parties an expert mediator or arbitrator to listen to each side’s story and either guide them to a workable settlement (mediation) or make an informed, relatively quick decision about who is legally right (arbitration). It’s not good enough to just understand basic contract law.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The legislation generally prohibits a residential home seller from (1) conditioning the sale on the potential buyer waiving or limiting an inspection; or (2) accepting an offer if they have been informed in advance that the prospective buyer intends to waive their right to an inspection,” the Connecticut research report states. “And

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Housing Wire

JUNE 11, 2021

You can potentially ask the seller to pay for the improvements, or you can ask for a lower sales price to offset the cost of the repairs. Home inspections provide valuable information that can make or break your decision to purchase a home, as well as help you plan for future improvements. And then water leads to mold.”. NMLS #412915.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 3, 2024

Better buyer and seller presentations to break down payment to a more granular level,” was one agent’s response. While another said they have “developed an information sheet with all the different things we do before an offer and after the offer with approximate hours needed to complete the task.”

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Listing Spark

JUNE 21, 2022

The good news for sellers is that the Texas median list price is up over 18% YOY. So, don’t panic if your home doesn’t have a contract in the first week or two of being on the market. . It’s ok if it takes a little longer to get a contract, that is normal in a more balanced market. Pending listings declined by 3.9% SOURCE: St.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 3, 2023

This is a dramatic and peculiar stance, given that same company a couple of years ago launched a $1 million annual advertising campaign touting a 1% listing fee, but only if the seller turned into a buyer for them. This places the focus on sharing information instead of sharing money. Imagine that.

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Listing Spark

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Selling your home can be an exciting and stressful time, especially when you choose to do it as a For Sale By Owner (FSBO) seller. While it may seem like the best approach to save money by avoiding commission fees, it’s essential to be aware of some of the pitfalls that FSBO sellers face when selling their home.

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Will Springer Realtor

OCTOBER 19, 2021

The home is under contact, seller and buyer have agreed to terms. About 13% of appraisals came in below the contract price this August, the most-recent available data, according to housing-research firm CoreLogic. housing market is 7% of all mutually accepted contracts. Home Appraisal Tips for Buyers ). Yes, “crap!” and “shoot!”

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Appraisal Buzz

AUGUST 16, 2021

Trying to meet deadlines, keep my clients informed, and put out a quality product in this busy market is enough to make my head spin. The bell curve is the informal name for a normal (or Gaussian) distribution. In other words, why are appraiser estimating market value below the contract price so often?

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Ultimately, every homebuyer prospect, every contract and every negotiation is different, but your value should be consistent for all situations and clients. Asking these questions will help inform the strategies you recommend to help them achieve their homeownership goals. Lack of information creates enormous stress.

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Empire Appraisal Group

JUNE 29, 2023

million homes in homeowners’ associations (HOAs), most of our members have helped prepare contracts that address issues associated with association rules. For example, both include room for a seller to disclose whether association approval is required. . – With over 1.5 million condominium units (condos) in Florida, and over 3.71

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