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4 Things Sellers Need to Know About Backup Offers

First Team Real Estate

According to the latest National Association of REALTORS® Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers, the typical home sold last year was on the market for just three weeks. of offers faced bidding wars. In that case, the home has to go back on the market, pushing your timeline out even further. 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

Also, BBYS products make homeowners competitive bidders because they can submit non-contingent offers that can compete with cash offers, which made up one-third of winning offers in Q4 2023. HW: What strategic and regulatory concerns should lenders who want to offer ‘buy before you sell’ be considering?

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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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Knock expands availability of Home Swap solution in Texas

Housing Wire

Knock has added Houston to the list of Texas metro areas where its Home Swap solution is available, joining Austin, Dallas/Fort Worth and San Antonio , as well as seven other markets nationwide. This solution is offered exclusively through local real estate professionals who were trained as Knock Certified Agents.

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What Pennymac TPO’s rebrand means for the wholesale channel

Housing Wire

The mortgage industry is coming out of back-to-back amazing years, and while 2022 still holds great opportunity for the industry, it also signals a pivot point for market participants. In addition, we meticulously logged client feedback regarding challenges in the loan process. We retain servicing on all our loans.

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

Realtor.com

You could, for example, insert terms in the purchase agreement that allow you, as the seller, to continue to accept offers and for the buyer to be allowed the option to match or exceed any higher offers. Buyers can also take backup offers (more on these options later). Can home sellers accept backup offers?

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Agents, buyer’s financing denied? Here’s what to do.

Real Trends

If your sellers have a backup offer, evaluate all the facts before you switch to accepting that deal. If there is no backup offer, request a 2-week extension so you have time to resolve the issues. Note: Legally, a lender must give the reason a borrower is being denied their loan. Most problems do have a solution!