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‘Find buyers before agents!’ Mortgage industry reacts to the NAR settlement

Housing Wire

Loan officers and mortgage executives expect home sellers and homebuyers to negotiate more aggressively on commission paid to buyer agents, potentially bringing costs down. NEXA has always been focused on purchase loans , which means some of its LOs do significant business with buyers’ agents.

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Georgia Sellers: Here’s a Round Up of Your Closing Costs

HomeLight

Whether you’re selling a modern condo in Atlanta’s Midtown or a century-old property in Savannah’s Historic District, you need to know the closing costs sellers are responsible for in Georgia. The last thing you want is sticker shock when you review these subtractions in your seller’s settlement statement. Not in Atlanta?

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Who Pays Closing Costs When Selling a House By Owner?

HomeLight

When you sell your house without the help of a real estate agent, you’ll save money on commission fees but won’t escape closing costs entirely. The same closing fees that apply to an agent-assisted sale will be charged to a FSBO seller, with the exception of the agent commission. Seller FSBO closing costs.

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Let’s Make a Deal! 7 Things You Can Negotiate When Buying a Home—Beyond the Asking Price

Realtor.com

“One example would be closing earlier and offering the seller a short rent back to allow them an easier move into their next home,” Dibble says. Closing costs. Instead of playing hardball on the list price of the home, consider asking the seller for help covering closing costs. Home cleaning.

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8 Ways Home Buyers Can Get Their Offer Accepted

Realty Biz

If you want to give yourself a better chance of having your offer accepted, making it as clean and straightforward as possible will appeal to the seller. Any proposal full of contingencies or seller concessions isn’t going to look as good. Your earnest money is a way of showing the seller that you are a serious buyer.

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Selling FSBO? Tally Your Closing Costs Without a Realtor

HomeLight

Other than that, you’re on the hook for the same closing costs as any other seller. Closing costs without a Realtor® typically average 1% to 7% of the final sale price. Mandatory costs include a long list of fees and taxes from involved parties such as the local and state government and mortgage lenders.

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A Guide On How To Sell Your House Fast

Redfin

Home staging, photographs, and cleaning services. Seller concessions. Transition and overlap costs. Moving costs. You can estimate your equity by subtracting what you owe on your home loan from the potential sales price. Full professional staging costs around $2,500 depending on where you live.

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