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5 tips for buying a home in a seller’s housing market

Housing Wire

Need a real estate agent? Get pre-approved before beginning your home search. A mortgage pre-approval is non-negotiable in this environment. When faced with multiple bids, pre-approved ones are typically stand-outs, indicating a buyer is prepared, ready to buy and a safe bet to follow through with the deal.

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6 strategies to get more from your MLS searches

Housing Wire

Real estate agents and brokers , are you relying solely on that buyer drip you set up for your motivated and qualified clients? Look for new construction, even if your buyers don’t think they will like it. Your home for my pre-approved, highly motivated buyer clients who are looking only in 12 Trees and need at least 3 bedrooms.

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10 easy ways to make your next listing sell ASAP

Housing Wire

Then create your checklist based on these top 10 action items to do before you approve the first showing: 1. Remember, you’ll have an agent, one or two buyer clients and maybe their kids walking in for the showing. Get the home pre-inspected and remedy any items that could wreck the deal later on. It matters!

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Red-Hot Pre-Construction……….In Kitchener?

Toronto Realty Blog

Five people sent me pricing for new construction projects, but one in particular really, really stood out. ” This is actually very, very common in the pre-construction world. I just asked an agent in my office, “How much do you think pre-construction condos are selling for in Kitchener?”

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Frequently Asked Questions about Buyers Agents in Real Estate

Realty Biz

Are you wondering what to ask a buyer's agent before hiring them? Buyer agents play a crucial role in real estate transactions. Understanding the difference between buyer and seller's agents and how buyer's agents are compensated is essential. A few types of real estate agents are vital to understand.

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New Year, New Home? 9 Myths About Buying a New-Construction House That Actually Aren’t True

Realtor.com

While purchasing new construction is indeed different from purchasing previously owned property, many misconceptions abound about new builds. With that in mind, we’re here to set the record straight on some easily busted new-construction myths that just won’t quit. New construction homes are more expensive.

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Cleaning Up The Pre-Construction Condo Industry!

Toronto Realty Blog

I have been perhaps the harshest critic of the pre-construction condominium industry in Ontario over the past two decades. It’s an odd position for a real estate agent, of all people, to take. Some of you, reading this, have made money in pre-construction. I have no doubt about that.