Realty Biz

MAY 24, 2022

We decided to sell our house as “for sale by owner” to save the agent’s commission. Both the buyer and we signed a generic purchase agreement. I don’t know what is in your generic purchase agreement. I’m assuming that once both of you signed the purchase agreement you stopped trying to find another buyer.

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Toronto Realty Blog

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Peter tells John, “I wanted to let you know that I am going to list the condo for sale.” The property is listed for sale and ends up selling after about three weeks. Bob the Buyer is a young man who is purchasing his first home, and is excited to move into the condo in the fall.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Just a couple years ago there was incredible momentum building around alternative ways to purchase, sell and extract value from residential properties. The highly competitive purchase market and bidding wars gave rise to power buyer models to help non cash buyers compete. homeowners.

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Realty Biz

MARCH 28, 2022

A contingent sale just means that some details still need to be worked out. National Association of REALTORS ® (NAR) statistics from 2021 say that only about 5% of sales fall through. After you find a house and have an accepted purchase agreement, the underwriting process for the mortgage begins. What does that mean?

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 11, 2023

These lawsuits threaten to radically reshape the residential brokerage landscape, and could be the catalyst for a fat decline in the annual commission pool as well as the industry shedding as many as 80% of agents, according to a team of analysts at Keefe Bruyette Woods. You are forewarned — there are charts!

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Housing Wire

APRIL 26, 2021

Compass announced Monday that it has reached an agreement to buy San Francisco-based real estate transaction platform Glide , a deal that some California real estate agents may feel uneasy about. The buy is Compass’s first since the residential brokerage started publicly trading shares earlier this month.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

They will have to get on that listing side of things, which will be much harder as it is an earlier point of sale, as no one has even looked at buying the house yet.” Ron Frasier, a title industry veteran and CEO of title startup Atlas Title , has been watching the commission lawsuit saga closely. “If

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Housing Wire

JULY 25, 2023

The uptick in home sales during the second quarter of 2023 helped Anywhere Real Estate get back in the black. Anywhere, world’s largest franchisor of residential real estate brands and formerly known as “Realogy,” attributed this drop to a steep drop in home sale transaction volume. “We million to 4.3

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Toronto Realty Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

What does it mean when the real estate market is slow, prices have declined, pre-construction sales and prices are even more sluggish, and yet some pre-construction condominium developers in the midtown area are currently charging up to $2,000 per square foot? Is this the classic case of trying to sell a $20-bill for $25?

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Housing Wire

JULY 26, 2021

They also recently closed on their purchase of a new home. In the process, they had to rent a home for four months between their sale and their purchase given “simultaneous closings” are not a practice there. And they paid a 1% fee to their solicitor for their purchase. All in all, my parents paid 4.5% experience.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 22, 2023

Borrowing money will be relatively expensive, “including taking on a mortgage borrowing for a home purchase,” Jones said. The recent drop in mortgage rates fueled existing home sales, which rose for the first time in a year. After dropping for 12 months, existing home sales rebounded in February, climbing 14.5% In addition, U.S.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 28, 2023

billion in production volume in the first half of 2023, refis accounted for $131 million and purchase loans consisted of $1.6 The lender’s gain-on-sale margin increased to 2.34% for the six months ended June 30, 2023, from 0.99% for the six months ended June 30, 2022. Better’s funded loan volume of $1.7

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Realty Biz

AUGUST 22, 2022

In a few short weeks, the market has gotten much softer in this neighborhood and I’m not even sure the house will appraise for my purchase offer. I’m thinking this could be my way to get out of the purchase agreement so that I can wait a few more months until prices come down further. It seemed like it was too good to be true.

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Realty Biz

JULY 22, 2023

Recruiting Insight and Cape Breton Realty announced an agreement to leverage the Recruiting Insight capabilities to grow agent count and market share. In addition, the firm has collected items donated by clients, agents, and friends, as well as the public, for a large yard sale. Cape Breton Realty has offices in St.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 10, 2021

REX grabbed national attention in March when the residential real estate brokerage filed a lawsuit alleging an antitrust conspiracy between listings giant Zillow and the powerful National Association of Realtors. The judge dinged REX for making a lawsuit out of, “An optional , internal NAR rule allegedly resulting in display bias.”.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Switzerland-based global lender Credit Suisse Group AG had a rough start this week after its stock was beaten down by 11%, the value of its riskiest debt fell more than 10% and the cost of purchasing derivatives insuring against the bank defaulting rose sharply. That concern is overblown, according to several market experts. Easy target.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Incenter Mortgage Advisors was flooded with a surge of mortgage-servicing rights business in January — with bulk MSR sales approaching in one month what the firm normally tallies in an entire year. billion. “The The economy continues to heal from the pandemic and MSR pricing has seen improvement as a result,” MCT’s analysis stated.

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Realty Biz

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Question from Ellie in ID: Hi Brian, We had a purchase offer accepted more than four months ago but it hasn’t closed yet. If you’re having second thoughts and want to back out of an accepted purchase offer, things can get complicated. When you sign a purchase agreement for real estate, you’re legally bound to the contract terms.

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Housing Wire

JULY 13, 2021

Guaranteed Rate, the Chicago-based mortgage lender , and Compass, the New York City-headquartered residential real estate brokerage , “entered into a definitive agreement to form OriginPoint , a new mortgage origination company,” according to a press release Tuesday. Guaranteed Rate has found another dance partner.

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HomeLight

DECEMBER 30, 2023

You may be building an online watchlist of homes you’re interested in seeing, but then you notice a label tagging your favorite property listing as “under contract” or “sale pending.” In this post, we’ll explain terms like “under contract,” “sale pending,” and “active under contract” and how they might impact your home-buying journey.

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Realtor.com

DECEMBER 6, 2021

“And find out if and how they would want to handle the sale to a buyer found by the seller,” says Sylvia Jonathan , an agent at Coldwell Banker Platinum Properties in Irvine, CA. Agents usually supply a variety of forms such as Residential Purchase Agreements to get offers in writing. Commissions explained.

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HomeLight

AUGUST 21, 2023

If your appraisal comes out lower than you planned, it could end up delaying or disrupting your home’s sale. Find Agent Home appraisal process basics Unless you sell your home for cash or get an appraisal waiver , your home sale will probably include a home appraisal. After all, there’s a lot riding on your home’s appraised value.

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Realty Biz

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

Buyer agents can provide valuable support in various situations, such as buying a new home or purchasing a foreclosure. You may likely be asked to sign a buyer's agency agreement. Maximum Real Estate Exposure is an insightful resource for explaining buyer agency agreements. What is a Buyer's Agent Agreement?

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The Close

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

After 26 years of being a residential real estate agent, managing broker, and real estate coach, I too have wondered if there is a massive benefit for me to get my CCIM designation. Making the Transition From Residential Agent to Commercial Agent. OK, let’s start at the beginning: What Is a CCIM Designation?

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GeekEstate

MARCH 4, 2024

We have a job opportunity to share from a member of GEM Diamond, EasyKnock , an institutionalized sale-leaseback residential platform. Negotiate partnership agreements and contracts, ensuring favorable terms and mutually beneficial outcomes for EasyKnock and its partners.

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Realty Biz

JANUARY 7, 2021

Buyers and sellers often think the negotiations are complete as soon as both parties sign the purchase agreement. The inspector’s role is to make the buyer aware of any problems that may not have been known previously so the buyer can make an informed purchase decision. Risks of Waiving a Home Inspection. Negotiate a new price.

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HomeLight

JANUARY 3, 2023

Year-over-year, monthly sales in the Phoenix metro area were down nearly 25%. Often, the decision to go for sale by owner (or, “FSBO”) is motivated by a desire to save on agent commissions. Once you’ve seen what’s required, you can roll up your sleeves and get started with your FSBO sale in Colorado. Quick FSBO overview.

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Realtor.com

JANUARY 12, 2021

When is a sale a sale? It is absolutely critical that, as a seller, you understand the purchase agreement and any counteroffers you sign. “Read the agreements to find out if you have any outs in the contract,” says Meyers. Here’s what home sellers need to know.

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Realty Biz

JULY 19, 2022

This article might be premature because across most of the country home sales continue happening rapidly. Many of these will be new investors that don’t have experience with the pre-foreclosures, short sales, and foreclosures, that occurred during the Great Recession. properties with a foreclosure filing. This becomes REO.

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HomeLight

JANUARY 10, 2023

With such impressive sales figures, some sellers may be curious about how to sell a house by owner in California — a decision that could help them save on agent commissions. Often, the decision to go for sale by owner (or, “FSBO”) is motivated by a desire to save on agent commissions. Average time on market: 24 days (November 2022).

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GeekEstate

OCTOBER 29, 2021

I’m excited to release Thomvest’s real estate technology market map, which includes more than 240 companies operating within the residential real estate segment. This market map real estate technology companies operating across every phase of the home purchase value chain. As such, we’ve included the Blend logo in those areas.

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Toronto Realty Blog

AUGUST 21, 2023

TorontoRealtyBlog Consider the following scenario… A buyer makes an unconditional offer to purchase a property for $2,000,000, and that offer is accepted. A buyer can’t simply expect to walk away from a contractual obligation, especially when the other party in the agreement – the seller, suffers a financial loss, right?

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HomeLight

MARCH 31, 2022

price increase , pushing median sale prices to upward of $350,000. With such impressive sales figures, some sellers may be curious about how to sell a house by owner in Arizona — a decision that could help them save on agent commissions. Median sales price: $449,900 (Feb. Disclaimer : HomeLight does not provide legal advice.

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Realty Biz

AUGUST 26, 2020

The central Texas powerhouse generated 1,829 transaction sides in 2019 equating to $489 million in sales volume. Today the firm is the second largest in Jonesboro with 64 agents producing $102 million in sales volume. million in sales volume in 2019 according to REAL Trends. It is ahead of last year’s sales pace.

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Realty Biz

MARCH 21, 2022

After all, he does want to see the sale close with a minimum of fuss. Those issues would be deal killers for the seller and need to be addressed before the seller can complete the sale to anyone other than an all-cash buyer. Ask Brian is a weekly column by Real Estate Expert Brian Kline. Question from Marie in Boston : Hello Brian.

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HomeLight

APRIL 28, 2023

When the time comes to move, some tenacious homeowners in Texas are eager to take over the reins of their home sale and figure out how to sell a house by owner. When the time comes to move, some tenacious homeowners in Texas are eager to take over the reins of their home sale and figure out how to sell a house by owner.

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Realty Biz

DECEMBER 28, 2020

There might be a prenuptial agreement, you might be in a community property state, or an equitable distribution state. Both spouses agree to defer a sale until a later date. If the sale is completed before the divorce becomes final, the equity will be split 50-50 or as agreed to at closing. One spouse buys out the other.

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