HomeLight

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Short sales can provide an excellent opportunity for potential homebuyers to score a good deal. If you’re in the market to buy a short sale home, you’ll need to prepare for a lengthy closing process and steel yourself to jump through some hoops not generally associated with traditional sales. What is a short sale?

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HomeLight

MARCH 30, 2021

You may have heard a little bit about short sales — enough to know that this type of real estate listing can present some opportunities to get a good deal. But while short sales offer potential opportunities , they come with plenty of potential pitfalls as well. Know if a short sale is the best option for you.

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HomeLight

JULY 27, 2021

In fact, brokerages are forbidden from establishing set sales commission percentages. During the era of the foreclosure market and short sale market, which was in 2008, the price points for the homes were pretty low,” she says. Here are just a handful of what agents’ duties are for each home sale: Search the MLS.

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HomeLight

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

You might not be aware of every flaw — that’s for the home inspection to notice — but once you are, you can’t hide them, and legally, neither can your agent. Buyers can still get an inspection to unearth problems. A home inspection is part of a buyer’s due diligence. But not every “as is” home sale falls into that category.

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HomeLight

MAY 28, 2021

Some real estate brokerages will work with many types of agents who have various specialties. As part of being a Realtor®, in some areas, this gives them access to the multiple listing service (MLS), which gives them access to more home listings. Perhaps a foreclosure or short sale? Type 3: Real estate broker.

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HomeLight

MAY 10, 2021

Advocating for your best interests in the sale, including on price and other contract negotiations. Negotiating repairs or price adjustments that may be feasible as a result of appraisals or inspections. And finally, you can find a brokerage that specializes in working with buyers and ask them to help.

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The Close

DECEMBER 29, 2022

.” If a property is active contingent, a buyer has submitted an offer to purchase a property, but the sale won’t be finalized until certain conditions, or contingencies, are met. A contingency might be the buyer selling their current house, requiring certain repairs to be made, or obtaining a clean termite inspection.

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