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4 Things Sellers Need to Know About Backup Offers

First Team Real Estate

Home sales are moving quickly today because of limited inventory, causing lucky home sellers to see an increase in multiple bids or bidding wars. of offers faced bidding wars. What does it mean when it says accepting backup offers? If your buyer ends up with significant issues, your entire sale doesn’t have to end.

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How does the “buy before you sell” model differ from iBuyers and Power buyers?

Housing Wire

As a result, homeowners either must sell their current home and suffer through double moves and short-term rentals to access the equity they’ve accrued, or they have to make contingent offers that require the sale of their current house to close. Calque’s collaborative BBYS solution doesn’t disintermediate agents or lenders.

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Agents, buyer’s financing denied? Here’s what to do.

Real Trends

Agents, stop letting your deals die. If your sellers have a backup offer, evaluate all the facts before you switch to accepting that deal. If there is no backup offer, request a 2-week extension so you have time to resolve the issues. Stop giving up so easily. Get to work to solve the problem.

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What Does Contingent Mean in Real Estate Sales

Realty Biz

When you begin an online search for a home, you may find some sale statuses you don’t fully understand. It is fairly obvious what is meant when homes have a status of “for sale” or “sold,” but some statuses may not be as clear. For example, if a home sale is contingent or pending, can you still make an offer?

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Can a Home Seller Under Contract Still Accept a Higher Offer?

Realtor.com

The buyers fell in love and made an offer, and you let out a great, big sigh of relief when the contract was signed. Then it happens—another offer comes in, and a better one at that. When is a sale a sale? That’s why it’s so important that sellers are confident that they want to accept an offer before signing. “As

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What Does ‘Under Contract’ Mean in a Real Estate Listing?

Realtor.com

When a real estate listing is “under contract,” there are still contingencies attached to that offer that must be cleared before closing, says Kelley Ramirez , a real estate agent with Charles Rutenberg Realty in Central and South Florida. In other words, if you want this home for yourself, that could still happen. “If

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Agent Spotlight: Christine Bova

First Team Real Estate

FirstTeam Real Estate agent Christine Bova closed an impressive $5 million in total transactions for the month of April, placing her among the top-performing agents in our Huntington Beach Seacliff Office. ” What sets you apart from other agents in the industry?

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