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6 strategies to get more from your MLS searches

Housing Wire

It’s time to get more creative, aggressive and profitable with your MLS searches. 6 strategies to actively and creatively mine your MLS 1. Look at your own past client and sphere of influence list as your private MLS. Has the drip run dry? You’ll need more tools and more skills to have a successful hunt.

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Opinion: Sitzer/Burnett decision presents an uncertain future for buyer agents

Housing Wire

Savvy sellers are consumers who will choose to have a seller agent complete a basic MLS listing, then take the process into their own hands by fielding orders directly from buyers rather than give 3% to have offers brought to them. Smart loan officers will offer to work directly with listing agents to vet offers and provide pre-approvals.

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How online auctions deliver on the promise of pre-foreclosure sales

Housing Wire

The great promise of short sales and other distressed pre-foreclosure sales as a foreclosure alternative is most fully realized in a competitive and transparent online auction marketplace, according to recent data from the Auction.com Market Validation Program (MVP) for pre-foreclosure sales. Pre-Foreclosure Potential.

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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. Get the home pre-inspected and remedy any items that could wreck the deal later on. Mention it in the agent-to-agent comments in the MLS. So how can you deliver? Make sure the curb appeal and foyer are on point.

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7 best real estate schools in Florida (FL) for 2024

Housing Wire

In Florida, getting licensed as a real estate agent begins with the completion of an approved 63-hour Sales Associate prelicensing course. Self-paced online Gold Coast School $263 Classroom, livestream, or online MLS Campus Real Estate School $83.88 Ready to begin a flexible, fulfilling career in real estate in the Sunshine state?

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Agents fight misconceptions to win deals for military veteran clients

Housing Wire

Agents listing older or more rundown homes will frequently leave notes in the MLS saying that the home will not pass VA appraisal and therefore they are not accepting any VA offers. First, he has his clients lender call the listing agent. Somebody has a problem once and then that story just spread.

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11 Homeselling Myths, Debunked

The Close

After all, a new listing on the MLS gets the most attention in the first week. So, let’s turn up the brightness and shed some light on the real estate industry. It’s often the strongest in terms of price and conditions. However, I’ve seen it time and again: Sellers want to “hold out for a better offer.” Then interest starts to taper off.