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How Smart Investors Decipher & Respond to Real Estate Market Cycles

The Close

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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Introducing Decentre Property Exchange

Notorious ROB

I had kept the initiative relatively quiet because it’s early stages, but the court kind of forced my hand. I don’t know for a fact that we will succeed because we’re a new startup; but we have designed some unique features into DPX to set it up for success. We are a parallel platform, not a competitor to the MLS.

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Why an Economic Downturn Represents the Best Time to Invest in Real Estate

The Close

Distressed properties include homes that have been neglected for years, have fire or flood damage, and bank-owned homes with no plumbing (because the copper was stolen). The challenge for most real estate agents is that many motivated seller and distressed property opportunities never make it to the MLS. Consider the 2008 recession.

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How to Make Money as a Real Estate Agent: 9 Strategies to Earn More

The Close

The company links with an agent’s MLS to provide an up-to-date list of all the expireds and FSBO listings in your area, along with the property owners’ names and telephone numbers. Schedule a lunch-and-learn at a local senior center, add cleaning out and staging to your offerings, and market strategically within the senior community.

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How to Sell a House By Owner in Alabama

HomeLight

Lightly update with new light fixtures , faucets, or cabinet hardware. Stage the home with final touches like fresh-cut flowers or a basket of fresh produce. Graham recommends staging the front porch “to give a visual for the potential buyers of seeing themselves in that home relaxing.” Refinish hardwood floors.

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

HomeLight

Lightly update with new light fixtures , faucets, or cabinet hardware. Stage the home with final touches like fresh-cut flowers or a basket of fresh produce. However, Richter cautions FSBO sellers that private appraisals may differ from bank appraisals. “I Pay an agent to list your home on the MLS. ISoldMyHouse.com.

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Bellevue Housing Market: Prices | Trends | Forecasts 2022

Marco Santarelli

Trulia has currently 144 resale and new homes for sale in Bellevue including open houses, and homes in the pre-foreclosure, auction, or bank-owned stages of the foreclosure process. These are the delinquent properties that may be coming to the market soon but are not yet found on a multiple listing service (MLS).