First Team Real Estate

AUGUST 8, 2021

According to the latest National Association of REALTORS® Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers, the typical home sold last year was on the market for just three weeks. of offers faced bidding wars. In that case, the home has to go back on the market, pushing your timeline out even further. What is a backup offer?

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Realty Biz

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

How your real estate agent markets your property when an offer has been accepted can have vital implications. For example, some agents will mark your home contingent, while others will mark pending. They will also get their earnest money deposit back , and the home will go back on the market.

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HomeLight

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

We researched the details and talked with an expert Texas real estate agent to help you make the most of an option period. The home will revert to “option pending” on the market and sellers can only accept backup offers during this time. Conditions of the market ( buyer’s market versus seller’s market ).

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RIS Media

MAY 19, 2021

When your real estate agent puts your home in the multiple listing service, it will have an “Active” status. The contingent status typically allows the home to be shown to other possible buyers, allowing backup offers to be made. Doing so could mean the forfeiture of their earnest money deposit.

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HomeLight

OCTOBER 20, 2020

You’ll also deal with far fewer of these contingencies if you were to request a cash offer on your home from a direct real estate buyer. If you choose to accept a contingent offer, your agent can add a kick-out clause to the sales contract that gives you the right to continue marketing and showing the house during the contingency period.

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HomeLight

JUNE 29, 2022

Real Estate Agent. Real Estate Agent at Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Realty Professionals. According to Chester Ardolino , a real estate agent in Springfield , Massachusetts, the time to think about your top priorities as a seller is before the house hits the market. Chester Ardolino. Chester Ardolino. Transactions.

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HomeLight

MARCH 20, 2023

With the help of real estate agent Jesse Allen , a single-family home expert in southern Indiana , we’ll help to explain the ins and outs of home sale contingencies, and offer additional alternatives for buyers who currently own a home. Find a Buyer's Agent What is a home sale contingency?

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