Toronto Realty Blog

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

So with that in mind, let me start today’s MLS Musings with a few helpful hints for any learners currently reading… – As a Realtor, attention to detail is important. This applies in many areas, but when writing your MLS ‘blurb,’ it’s incredible what a difference one letter can make.

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Easy Agent Pro

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

According to buyers’ agents, “Staging the living room was found to be most important for buyers.” (NAR). Forty-two percent of buyers’ agents claim that the master bedroom is second in importance when it comes to staging. Even stranger is the number of buyers’ agents who feel staging “has an effect on most buyers’ view of the home.”

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Toronto Realty Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Further to the point, what if you used that spy-camera to take photos for your MLS listing when you go to sell the unit? But seriously, let’s remember that these photos are from MLS listings for properties listed for sale ! TorontoRealtyBlog. Oh man, have I got some weird ones for y’all today! Where do we start?

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Toronto Realty Blog

DECEMBER 10, 2021

How about something serious, like maybe a look back at “Mortgage Comments” on MLS listings in the 1990’s? Perhaps a little virtual staging? – I love when listing agents include the artist’s renderings on the MLS listing instead of actual photos of the unit. Staging cake. TorontoRealtyBlog.

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Toronto Realty Blog

APRIL 1, 2022

Flotsam and Jetsam is also an American thrash metal band: Flotsam and Jetsam are also characters from The Little Mermaid: But today, flotsam & jetsam will be the snippets, scraps, offcuts, and sundries found in my “MLS Musings” folder, most of which are from 2022. – “Our house doesn’t require any staging!

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Realty Biz

AUGUST 4, 2020

What Are The Cons of Flat Fee MLS? In real estate, the perfect example is flat fee MLS. A flat fee MLS entry service is a potential way to avoid paying all of the typical real estate agent’s commission, but is it really worth it? There are, however, significant downsides to just putting your home in MLS for a flat fee.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 23, 2024

The settlement agreement also mandates that MLS participants working with buyers must enter into a written buyer broker agreement. Mere hours after news broke that Judge Stephen R. Sears announced that the plaintiffs have asked for a final approval hearing for the settlement on Nov. 26, 2024.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

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Toronto Realty Blog

JUNE 18, 2021

But I can provide some photos from current MLS listings that feature pieces of art that I find interesting, and maybe add some sarcastic comments as we go through them. Hmmm… are those “staging pears” in the foreground, or real pears? Is that statue considered “art?” ” My daughter wants to know.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 18, 2023

Not just for your town or even zip code, but for their neighborhood, school district and MLS code. A great Listing pre-qualification script pulls out critical facts so you can be best prepared to not just take the listing, but to price it right in the first place! Not prequalifying is unprofessional and can waste your time and the sellers.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Three of these measures – that a buyer agent’s expected compensation be disclosed, that MLS search results cannot be sorted based on commission compensation, and that buyer’s agents cannot imply they represent consumers for free – were each part of the scotched consent decree. The meeting comes as NAR is at war with the U.S.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 15, 2024

At this early stage, it’s unclear how such commissions would be paid since buyers could pay their agents out of their pockets or negotiate commissions as a seller concession in the closing costs. He said he’s also interested in seeing where homes will be listed since they will no longer be required to be in the MLS system.

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RIS Media

APRIL 27, 2022

District Court Judge in Western Missouri granted a class certification order to a group of home sellers alleging that NAR and industry franchisors conspired to inflate seller costs through a multiple listing service (MLS) policy geared toward promoting cooperation among buyer and seller agents. Bough, who is presiding over the case.

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Toronto Realty Blog

JUNE 4, 2021

Just consider what we see on MLS on a daily basis… Part-finished. When you see this on MLS: You can be assured that this is an unfinished basement. We actually staged the property when the basement was only primed and had to paint the day after photos. Or do you stage the unfinished basement? Semantics, right?

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Toronto Realty Blog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

MLS Musings is the gift that keeps on giving. While the day may come, approaching 3,000 blog posts, that I run out of ideas, I will certainly never run out of ridiculous MLS content to post on this blog for a fun-Friday. Case in point… We used to have room for twenty photos on each MLS listing. TorontoRealtyBlog.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 29, 2021

And the result is that the real estate agents of homebuyers can overlook newly built homes because those homes have not been properly entered into the MLS , and promoted the way existing homes are. We have a specialized service to ensure that the builder’s homes are presented to the realtors through MLS in the most efficient and accurate way.

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The Close

AUGUST 28, 2020

After all, if they don’t see it virtually staged online, it’s just a house—and no one wants to buy a house. This is why virtual staging is no longer optional when you have an empty listing to sell, or even when you have buyers who are dragging their feet and need some inspiration. The Best Virtual Staging Software for 2020: roOomy.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

up-to-date, reliable data comes directly from your MLS. their predictions.?Home Home prices?are are expected to?rise? another 16%. At the same time, rising home prices? will slow down from what we’ve seen in 2021.? Mortgage rates? will increase , and? 2022 is slated to be? a buyer’s market. ? . Predictions. are comparing patterns,?studying

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Toronto Realty Blog

JANUARY 15, 2021

And other than a “Photos of the Week” in November and an “MLS Exaggerations” in October, we really, truly haven’t run More MLS Musings since September. Should we look at MLS photos or should we roll with the descriptions? Perhaps that’s why I literally have 107 photos in my musings-folder.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 16, 2023

Here’s the rundown for the last week: Purchase application data has stabilized — the bleeding stopped. Housing inventory increased by 1,339 homes nationwide. This is a small number but could be the start of an important trend. Mortgage rates fell along with bond yields, showing that mortgage rates peaked on Oct.

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RIS Media

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Bright MLS, a multiple listing service (MLS) in the Mid-Atlantic U.S., recently released its top safety tips for real estate professionals who are staging events, open houses and conducting in-person interactions on location during the COVID-19 pandemic. Source: Bright MLS. – Wear a mask when showing homes.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 18, 2023

I reported the numbers and walked off the stage.” The second day of the trial for the Sitzer/Burnett bombshell class action buyer broker commission class action lawsuit included plenty of insights into how the plaintiffs are approaching what is expected to be a battle royal. billion in damages. This is simply a model for the flow of money.

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Housing Wire

JULY 19, 2021

Foreclosure moratoriums have forced servicers to shift capacity away from traditional late-stage delinquency recovery efforts, including foreclosure, and direct it toward forbearance processing and heavy home retention efforts. Joe Cutrona: Today, with nearly 2.2. Joe Cutrona: Today, with nearly 2.2.

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The Close

JUNE 14, 2023

Every image you post on your multiple listing system (MLS) or Zillow needs to be high quality, and preferably have the same lighting. The goal of real estate photography is simple, but easy to forget: Make your potential buyers stop scrolling Zillow and pick up the phone to call you. Get them excited about the home, and your phone will ring.

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HomeLight

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

A couch with a red wine stain. An iPad with software issues. A car with a few dents and scratches. These are all items that you may see listed for sale “as is” on sites like Facebook Marketplace or Craigslist. With the addition of “as is,” the seller sends shoppers a message: Hey, you can buy this thing, and here’s the price I’m asking for.

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Realty Biz

JULY 24, 2023

Stage Your Home Strategically Staging your home can help buyers envision themselves living in the space. Alternatively, you can use home staging software for ideas and to display your home digitally. The National Association of Realtors cites home staging among the top factors influencing buyers.

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Real Trends

JUNE 7, 2023

Virtual Staging AI Virtual Staging AI prides itself on being the world’s first virtual staging algorithm powered by AI. Developed by Harvard Innovation Labs , Virtual Staging AI allows you to use pre-rendered digital assets that you can insert directly into your photos, and you don’t have to do that yourself.

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Fancy Pants Homes

APRIL 4, 2022

Photo credit: MLS. She chose the stage name Doja Cat because of her “affinity for weed culture and love for cats”. She has an impressive voice, as well as an amazing stage presence. Photo credit: MLS. Doja Cat has come a long way from making funny videos on YouTube. Her rise to fame. In 2021, Doja splurged $2.2

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Toronto Realty Blog

JANUARY 25, 2024

The form she filled out was actually on the Staging Expertise page, which makes sense, given why she had been searching “staging,” but we’ll get to that in a few moments. The intent of the legislation is pure: hold real estate agents to a higher standard. Many agents do, I just choose not to.

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Realty Biz

MAY 8, 2023

Investing in real estate is not as simple as going to the MLS and finding what you want, as competition for housing is fierce in many cities. Investing in real estate is not as simple as going to the MLS and finding what you want, as competition for housing is fierce in many cities. MLS listing must be consulted. Soon to be.

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Realty Biz

JANUARY 19, 2024

Stage your home to showcase its best features and create an inviting atmosphere for potential buyers. Remember: Professional staging and photography help create authentic first impressions during open houses or showcase viewings. As petals unfurl, so does the potential for making your property a hot commodity.

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Redfin

MARCH 19, 2024

No one asks a homeowner to sign a listing agreement before inviting agents into her home for advice on pricing, staging and marketing. The number of homes marketed outside of the MLS will increase , making it harder for buyers to get a complete view of the housing market. Given the long-term shortage of homes for sale in the U.S.,

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Notorious ROB

APRIL 5, 2023

I had kept the initiative relatively quiet because it’s early stages, but the court kind of forced my hand. DPX is an MLS The first and most important differentiator is that DPX is a Multiple Listing Service. It turns out that you cannot build an open auction platform on top of the traditional MLS. What Makes DPX Unique?

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Windemere Selling

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Your agent’s Comparative Market Analysis (CMA) will take into account the various factors that influence home prices using comprehensive data available to real estate agents on the Multiple Listing Service (MLS). You know your home is a valuable asset, but what is it actually worth? What Is Fair Market Value? What Is Fair Market Value?

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RIS Media

MAY 12, 2022

MLS data must be made available (to everyone who pays) and consumers ostensibly can view every available house, with sellers marketing to every buyer, and buyers able to peruse every available home. I think it was probably a bigger deal many years ago when people didn’t see the power of staging a property,” he says.

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Realty Biz

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Because the majority of house hunters start their search online and are bombarded with dozens or even hundreds of MLS listings, you need to both grab their attention as well as keep it. “A picture is worth a thousand words” - we’ve all heard the saying, and how it can be applied to all sorts of situations - including the real estate market.

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The Close

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Therefore, in this article we will explore common real estate market cycles and the indicators you can look for to better understand which market stage your area is in. 8 Stages of Real Estate Market Cycles. While I generally agree with this, I break market cycles down into eight stages to make them easier to follow.

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