HomeLight
OCTOBER 20, 2022
You’ll get the widest audience exposure by listing your home on the MLS (multiple listing service). Since only licensed real estate agents can list on the MLS, you’ll have to contract with one to do it for you, or choose one of the paid FSBO websites ( flat fee MLS service ) that allow you to list your house online.
HomeLight
MARCH 13, 2022
Disclaimer : While this is a general guide, rules concerning FSBO sales and yard signs may vary state-by-state or even from MLS to MLS, while each state has its own regulations for what sellers are required to disclose to buyers. Only licensed real estate agents and brokers who are MLS members can post to the MLS.
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HomeLight
MAY 25, 2023
or if they can put their house on the multiple listing service (MLS). While you don’t need a real estate agent to do this in North Carolina, you also can’t do it yourself — you would need to hire a flat-fee MLS listing service to do it for you, and you’d still have to provide your own listing information and photos.
HomeLight
APRIL 27, 2023
FSBO sellers generally put a yard sign up with their name and phone number on it, and they may also advertise online on a FSBO website, pay a flat fee service to advertise on the MLS , and list their home in some online classifieds and social media sites. When you list in the MLS, you must include a buyer’s commission.
HomeLight
OCTOBER 11, 2022
In a study by Bright MLS , MLS-listed homes went under contract in an average of 11 days compared to 31 days for off-MLS homes, such as FSBO properties, which eventually ended up being promoted through the MLS. Only licensed real estate agents and brokers who are MLS members can post to the MLS.
HomeLight
MAY 1, 2023
When you list in the MLS, you must include a buyer’s commission. If you choose not to list in the MLS so you can forgo the buyer commission, you’ll seriously limit the exposure your home will get. Only licensed real estate agents and brokers who are MLS members can post to the MLS. Not willing to pay for the MLS?
HomeLight
OCTOBER 11, 2022
To give your home the most exposure, pay to have your home put on your local MLS ( multiple listing service ) -– a platform agents use to share properties with one another as well as major real estate sites. Only licensed real estate agents and brokers who are MLS members can post to the MLS. Not willing to pay for the MLS?
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