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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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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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January Demo Day: The Trade-In Mortgage powered by Calque

Housing Wire

Win more deals with Calque by helping clients make non-contingent offers and qualify more easily. Our binding backup offer protects you and your client if the home doesn’t sell. 3 Calque provides full marketing and front-line support that keeps you and your brand front and center throughout the entire deal.

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

Housing Wire

a binding backup offer on their existing home) which allows consumers to replace Calque with another buyer that either offers more or will close more quickly. Calque is SOC2 compliant and only collects data required to make a backup offer on your client’s current home.

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As prices rise, Utah housing market less of a bargain

Housing Wire

As movers flock to secondary cities in search of more land for less cash, the Utah housing market – land of ski slopes and mountain trails – has become a popular destination, especially for those leaving California. “People are offering $10,000, $20,000, $30,000, up to $60,000 above listing price,” Bess said.

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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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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?