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How Long Does a Short Sale Stay On Your Credit Report? Myth vs. Reality

HomeLight

One of them is a short sale. The process is complicated and confusing, often leaving a worrisome question in its wake: How long does a short sale stay on your credit? What is a short sale? A short sale is an alternative to foreclosure in which the homeowner gets permission from the lender to sell the home for less than is owed.

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How Fast Can I Sell My House? It Can Take 75 Days or 12

HomeLight

The recent housing market has been hot and competitive due to an extreme lack of inventory. For a seller in a hurry, the shortage of homes means you can anticipate fewer days on market (DOM). How it might take 12-75 days to sell your home. What do days on market mean? Direct Buyer (Simple Sale).

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My Forbes Column: Keeping Housing Market Results From The Public Is Never Justified: An Expansive View

Miller Samuel INC

That was the beginning of the problem this crisis posed for the industry that lives and dies on sales and rental transactions. While I have been a real estate appraiser and market analyst for 35 years, I dipped my toe into real estate as a sales agent in Chicagoland for six months in the mid-1980s. Lesson learned.

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How Smart Investors Decipher & Respond to Real Estate Market Cycles

The Close

In any given moment, we can look to certain indicators to suggest what market stage an area may be in: Active housing inventory. Real estate sales by unit. This is because the market is still experiencing a feeding frenzy from buyers and investors looking to cash in on the appreciation from the previous cycle. Housing values.

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9 Skills Agents Need to Work With Investors & Close 50-100 Deals a Year

The Close

Be an Expert in Your Market. When it comes to attracting real estate investors, you need to know a lot more than just days on market and year-over-year appreciation in the area. You must become a bona fide expert in your local market and sub-markets.

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Selling a House ‘As Is’ in North Carolina

HomeLight

HomeLight’s Simple Sale platform will provide a full cash offer for homes in almost any condition. Skip repairs and close in as few as 10 days. Median sales price in North Carolina. Average days on market for North Carolina. 23 days (from listing to contract). MLS has field to mark a listing “as is”?

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Naples Real Estate Market & Investment Overview 2020

Marco Santarelli

percent increase in pending sales for the month. Total sales (closed) during July increased 35.4 Data by Realtor.com also corroborates that in July 2020, the Naples housing market was a seller’s market, which means there were roughly more buyers than there were active homes for sale. percent year over year.

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