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4 Things Sellers Need to Know About Backup Offers

First Team Real Estate

of offers faced bidding wars. The best offer is accepted, and the deal moves forward. The only way around re-listing is to accept backup offers, so during the planning phase of your home sale, talk to your listing agent about the pros and cons of backup offers. What is a backup offer?

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Should You Consider a Backup Offer?

Hank Miller Team

Should you consider a backup offer? Are backup offers good options for home buyers and sellers? In highly competitive housing markets with desperate buyers and multiple offers, it might seem pointless to write a backup offer, but why not? What is a Backup Offer?

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

Housing Wire

Jeremy Foster, founder and chairman of Calque offers an explanation of this process and how it differs from the traditional homebuying process. When, and if, contingent offers are accepted, they can result in paying as much as 11% more for the home relative to a cash offer. Buy before you sell (BBYS) products may be the answer.

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Knock expands availability of Home Swap solution in Texas

Housing Wire

This solution is offered exclusively through local real estate professionals who were trained as Knock Certified Agents. Knock said that it will provide a backup offer on the old house just in case it doesn’t sell within six months, but Knock claims 90% of homes sell in 90 days or less.

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

Realtor.com

While laws vary by state, in general, up until that contract is signed by both parties—even after counteroffers have been sent out—all new offers can be considered and accepted. That’s why it’s so important that sellers are confident that they want to accept an offer before signing. Here’s what home sellers need to know.

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

Realtor.com

In most cases, a property is listed as “under contract” once a buyer has made an offer and the seller has accepted. Since it’s possible for any of these items to fall through along the way, seller’s agents will sometimes take backup offers. ” But what does “under contract” mean?

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As prices rise, Utah housing market less of a bargain

Housing Wire

” Bess described the bidding wars in Logan and central Utah as “insane,” with homes on the market for only 12 hours receiving anywhere from 20 to 40 offers – and all well above asking price. “People are offering $10,000, $20,000, $30,000, up to $60,000 above listing price,” Bess said.

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