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9 Proven Strategies to Find Hidden Listing Inventory in 2022

The Close

In my 27 years as an agent and coach, I have never seen inventory this low. Many agents who work predominantly with buyers grumble that they have too many buyers and not enough listings to show them. Listing agents are not meeting their goals, and some are struggling to make ends meet. Talk to Top-producing Agents.

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How Fast Can I Sell My House? It Can Take 75 Days or 12

HomeLight

During a seller’s market like the one, we had in the summer of 2021, a top real estate agent could help you find a buyer for your home in as few as 75 days from listing to closing. If you need to move even more swiftly than that, selling to an online direct buyer through a platform like HomeLight’s Simple Sale could take as little as 10 days.

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How Long it Takes to Close on a House

Realty Biz

So when you add that to the time it takes for a buyer to purchase a house, sellers can fairly easily vacate their properties in under 3 months. As long as everything proceeds smoothly, there should be no reason you can’t complete the time frame agreed upon in the purchase and sale agreement regarding the closing.

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Appraisal Definition: How Your Home Value is Determined and Why

HomeLight

To provide you with the best definition of a home appraisal, who performs a home appraisal, and how it must be done, we spoke with top Florida real estate agent Joe LoCicero , who sells more than 22% faster than average agents in his area, and Diana Benson, owner and operator of Benson Appraisals in Gilbert, Arizona.

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How to Determine if Rent-to-Own or a Mortgage is Best for You

Realty Biz

Rent-to-own is a contract between the homeowner and the buyer that sets aside a certain percentage of rent towards an agreed-upon home purchase price. Under these agreements, the buyer pays a slightly higher-than-average rental price as well as a one-time option fee between 3% and 7% of the total home price. Mortgage Pros and Cons.

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17 Home Closing Delays and How You Can Avoid Them

HomeLight

There’s a house for sale that you want to buy. In the February 2020 Realtors Confidence Index survey by the National Association of Realtors, 77% of real estate agents responded that contracts closed on time, and 19% reported delays but eventually closed; 4% of contracts were terminated. The appraisal is lower than the purchase price.

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Should I Get an Online Quote to Sell My House?

HomeLight

If you are thinking about selling your home, those low-hassle, convenient, fast-sale pitches may pique your interest. You may be curious about getting an online quote for the sale of your home. These buyers will provide an online quote to purchase your home—often sight-unseen. Like you, they thought there had to be a catch.