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Seven Predictions for 2023: The Grime Edition

Notorious ROB

Opendoor Opens the Door to a New National MLS. Those are not agent listings sourced from an MLS via IDX feed. If buyers don’t know about my home for sale, and certainly their buyer agent belonging to the local MLS isn’t going to tell them because the home is not in the local MLS, then how do I get any traction?

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Top Five: Real Estate Stories Of 2023!

Toronto Realty Blog

So without further adieu, here are the “Top Five Real Estate Stories Of 2023” as I see them: #5: Condos, Development, & Pre-Construction This “theme” or story has far-reaching implications; at least more so than what you might conclude simply from the title. Pre-Construction. Development.

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131 Real Estate Terms & Definitions Your Clients Expect You to Know in 2023

The Close

If your clients are concerned about getting approved for a loan, you can remind them that a co-borrower agrees to back the borrower in a mortgage loan. Construction loan. This is when a homeowner turns a deed over to the mortgaging bank to avoid going into foreclosure. Contingency. Deed in lieu of foreclosure. Related Article.

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Why You Still Need an Agent to Buy a New House

HomeLight

Don’t let the pristine facade or shiny appliances of a model home deceive you: buying new construction will be as complex as any old real estate transaction, if not more so. And if you thought buying new construction without an agent would save you a few bucks in commission, think again. Updated August 31, 2021.

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Best Real Estate Websites For Buyers And Sellers In 2020

Marco Santarelli

It is more than a website for letting you browse property listings, though its large MLS database is reason enough to make it to this list. Zillow Home Loans, Zillow’s affiliated lender, provides mortgage pre-approval and financing. It is unusual for letting you search specifically for foreclosures and newly built homes.

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How to Sell a House by Owner in South Carolina: A FSBO Guide

HomeLight

Gila adds that FSBO sellers should list their home at fair market value , especially when competing with new construction in South Carolina that offers high incentives for buyers as well as real estate agents who provide Realtor® bonuses and buy-down interest programs or closing costs paid by sellers. “To South Carolina Flat Fee MLS.

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Top Five: Blog Posts Of 2022

Toronto Realty Blog

I was the first person (that I know of…) chastizing the CMHC, Bank of Canada, and federal government for all of their demand- side policies and legislation that were aimed at “cooling the housing market” all those years. And this is where you can see change really happening. September 19th, 2022.