Redfin

JANUARY 28, 2025

Fewer closing costs: Assuming a loan typically involves lower closing costs compared to obtaining a new mortgage. For example, buyers often pay an assumption fee (usually a small percentage of the loan amount) instead of standard closing costs , which can include origination fees, appraisal fees, and more.

Loans

Rochester Real Estate

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

This involves making a careful budget that includes potential costs like the down payment, closing costs, taxes, and possible renovation expenses. Following the down payment, additional costs are known as closing costs, usually between 2% and 5% of the purchase price. But studying the market is not enough.

Purchase and sale agreement

Redfin

JULY 23, 2025

Complete metro-level data Methodology Based on a Redfin report , which analyzed active listings on the MLS in May for the 50 largest U.S. The report identifies the share of sellers at risk of selling at a loss, not the share of sellers who will actually sell their home at a loss, and does not take closing costs into account.

Closing costs

Redfin

JULY 23, 2025

Complete metro-level data Methodology Based on a Redfin report , which analyzed active listings on the MLS in May for the 50 largest U.S. The report identifies the share of sellers at risk of selling at a loss, not the share of sellers who will actually sell their home at a loss, and does not take closing costs into account.

Closing costs

Redfin

JULY 23, 2025

Complete metro-level data Methodology Based on a Redfin report , which analyzed active listings on the MLS in May for the 50 largest U.S. The report identifies the share of sellers at risk of selling at a loss, not the share of sellers who will actually sell their home at a loss, and does not take closing costs into account.

Closing costs

Redfin

JULY 23, 2025

Complete metro-level data Methodology Based on a Redfin report , which analyzed active listings on the MLS in May for the 50 largest U.S. The report identifies the share of sellers at risk of selling at a loss, not the share of sellers who will actually sell their home at a loss, and does not take closing costs into account.

Closing costs

Redfin

JULY 23, 2025

Complete metro-level data Methodology Based on a Redfin report , which analyzed active listings on the MLS in May for the 50 largest U.S. The report identifies the share of sellers at risk of selling at a loss, not the share of sellers who will actually sell their home at a loss, and does not take closing costs into account.

Closing costs

Redfin

JULY 23, 2025

Complete metro-level data Methodology Based on a Redfin report , which analyzed active listings on the MLS in May for the 50 largest U.S. The report identifies the share of sellers at risk of selling at a loss, not the share of sellers who will actually sell their home at a loss, and does not take closing costs into account.

Closing costs

HomeLight

MAY 14, 2025

MLS has a field to mark a listing as is? These companies can help sellers cash out quickly, and many will cover a sellers closing costs. It is possible to have an agent write into the description or in a note somewhere that the home is being sold as-is, says Stein Is a real estate attorney required?

As-is

HomeLight

MAY 15, 2025

MLS has a field to mark a listing as is? Real estate attorneys are considered essential for closing in the state of Massachusetts. Some States Require a Real Estate Attorney at Closing Does Yours? These companies can help sellers cash out quickly, and many will cover a sellers closing costs.

As-is

Redfin

JULY 23, 2025

Complete metro-level data Methodology Based on a Redfin report , which analyzed active listings on the MLS in May for the 50 largest U.S. The report identifies the share of sellers at risk of selling at a loss, not the share of sellers who will actually sell their home at a loss, and does not take closing costs into account.

Closing costs

HomeLight

JULY 29, 2025

Fast facts about selling a house ‘as is’ in Minneapolis Median sales price in Minneapolis $408,000 Average days on market (DOM) for Minneapolis 28 days Disclosures Minnesota law requires sellers to disclose material facts about the property through the Minnesota Seller’s Property Disclosure Statement MLS has a field to mark a listing “as is”?

As-is

HomeLight

JULY 23, 2025

Real estate attorneys are considered essential for closing in the state of South Carolina. These companies usually buy at a discount but offer quick closings and often cover the seller’s closing costs. Yes Is a real estate attorney required? Real estate transfer taxes?

As-is

HomeLight

MARCH 7, 2025

MLS has a field to mark a listing as is? Real estate attorneys are not considered essential for closing in the state of New Jersey. These companies can help sellers cash out quickly, and many will cover a sellers closing costs. Considering that a survey from Bright MLS stated that 53.1%

As-is

HomeLight

APRIL 2, 2025

MLS has a field to mark a listing as is? We typically say in the MLS. These companies can help sellers cash out quickly, and many will cover a sellers closing costs. I don’t think so. We’ll state in the remarks as an as-is sale.

As-is

HomeLight

MARCH 7, 2025

MLS has a field to mark a listing as is? Real estate attorneys are not considered essential for closing in the state of New Hampshire. These companies can help sellers cash out quickly, and many will cover a sellers closing costs. No Is a real estate attorney required? Real estate transfer taxes?

As-is

Housing Wire

JUNE 25, 2025

Many programs also cover closing costs, prepaid expenses, interest rate buydowns — even buyer’s agent commissions. What Canopy MLS can teach the industry about DPA integration One standout example of DPA in action is Canopy MLS (Canopy), the 17 th largest MLS in the country. Others are outright grants.

MLS

HomeLight

MAY 8, 2025

Fast facts about selling a house as is in Maine Median sales price in Maine $400,000 Average days on market (DOM) for Maine 94 days Disclosures Maine law requires sellers to disclose material facts about the property through the Property Disclosure Form MLS has a field to mark a listing as is? No Is a real estate attorney required?

As-is

HomeLight

MARCH 12, 2025

2025) $455,000 Average days on market (DOM) for Nevada 47 days Disclosures Nevada law requires sellers to disclose material facts about the property through the Sellers Real Property Disclosure Form Does MLS have a field to mark a listing as is? These companies can help sellers cash out quickly, and many will cover a sellers closing costs.

As-is

HomeLight

MARCH 19, 2025

MLS has a field to mark a listing as is? No, the MLS does not have a specific as-is box or field. Real estate attorneys are not considered essential for closing in the state of California. These companies can help sellers cash out quickly, and many will cover a sellers closing costs.

As-is

HomeLight

JULY 29, 2025

Fast facts about selling a house ‘as is’ in Kentucky Median sales price in Kentucky $285,000 Average days on market (DOM) for Kentucky 13 days Disclosures Kentucky law requires sellers to disclose material facts about the property through the Kentucky Sellers Disclosure of Property Condition MLS has a field to mark a listing “as is”?

As-is

HomeLight

MARCH 3, 2025

MLS has a field to mark a listing as is? Real estate attorneys are considered essential for closing in the state of Rhode Island. These companies can help sellers cash out quickly, and many will cover a sellers closing costs. If applicable, provide a list of additional add-on disclosure forms here with links.]

As-is

HomeLight

MARCH 14, 2025

Fast facts about selling a house as is in Idaho Median sales price in Idaho $481,500 Average days on market (DOM) for Idaho 77 days Disclosures Idaho law requires sellers to disclose material facts about the property through the Sellers Property Condition Disclosure Form MLS has a field to mark a listing as is?

As-is

Marco Santarelli

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

As Lisa Sturtevant, Chief Economist at Bright MLS, points out , “The stickiest part of the inflation measure has been the housing component. ” It's important to note that changes in housing costs can take six months or longer to show up in the CPI data. in January from a year earlier.

Mortgages

HomeLight

MARCH 21, 2025

Fast facts about selling a house as is in North Dakota Median sales price in North Dakota $278,322 Average days on market (DOM) for North Dakota 51 days Disclosures North Dakota law requires sellers to disclose material facts about the property through the Sellers Property Disclosure Form MLS has a field to mark a listing as is?

As-is

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Bright MLS released its National Housing Market Outlook on Wednesday, which shows that affordability will remain the biggest challenge for homebuyers next year. Here’s what homebuyers and sellers can expect in 2024, according to Bright MLS: Mortgage rates will fall, ranging between 6% and 6.5% for much of the year before reaching 6.2%

MLS

Housing Wire

OCTOBER 27, 2023

In reality, consumers are better off and business competition thrives very much because of NAR’s rules and how well local Multiple Listing Service (MLS) broker marketplaces function. These local MLS broker marketplaces work in favor of consumers every day. And who is hurt most by that proposition?

MLS

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Moving past cooperative compensation In early August, Bright MLS , the nation’s second largest MLS, began allowing listing agents to use a $0 blanket offer of compensation for buyer brokers and still list a property on the MLS. Let’s break down the changes and the implications.

MLS

Housing Wire

JUNE 26, 2024

According to Bright MLS, the 481,000 new homes on the market is the most since January 2008, when homebuilders pulled back on production before the financial crisis. That’s because relative to homebuilders, homeowners have more options for offering concessions, such as help with closing costs and repairs. It was at 8.1

Sales

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

In its statement of interest relating to MLS Property Information Network ’s (MLS PIN) settlement agreement with the Nosalek commission lawsuit plaintiffs, filed Thursday evening, the DOJ recommended that Judge Patti D. Saris deny preliminary approval of MLS PIN’s second amended settlement agreement.

MLS

Housing Wire

DECEMBER 18, 2023

They’re going to struggle to come up with closing costs in addition to that, and what we don’t want to see is the marginalization of those buyers … our first-time homebuyers, our first-generation homebuyers and even our middle and low-income buyers. However, Kasper said these is no way replace the MLS.

MLS

Housing Wire

AUGUST 19, 2024

“The fact that we are not allowed to disclose buyers’ agent compensation in the MLS doesn’t seem beneficial to the buyer,” said Pettinelli, an agent at Providence, Rhode Island-based firm Churchill & Banks. Why would we not disclose that info in MLS? How is that protecting buyers?” I don’t think that is the case,” Twiss said.

Purchase and sale agreement

Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

“While well-priced homes will still attract a lot of buyers, sellers need to be prepared to negotiate not only on price, but also on concessions, including home inspection and appraisal contingencies, and closing cost assistance,” Bright MLS chief economist Lisa Sturtevant said in a statement.

Sales

Housing Wire

JANUARY 11, 2024

Potential homebuyers should look closely at existing state and local resources, such as down payment assistance programs, which can considerably help defray closing costs.” Mortgage rates dipped below 7% before the start of the new year, steadily declining each week of December.

Fixed-rate mortgage

Housing Wire

MARCH 15, 2024

At this early stage, it’s unclear how such commissions would be paid since buyers could pay their agents out of their pockets or negotiate commissions as a seller concession in the closing costs. He said he’s also interested in seeing where homes will be listed since they will no longer be required to be in the MLS system.

Industrial

Housing Wire

MAY 5, 2023

HFAs provide affordable homeownership options to low- and moderate-income borrowers through down payment and closing cost assistance, as well as reduced mortgage payments. formed a strategic alliance with Black Knight, giving Black Knight Paragon MLS platform users access to the Restb.ai

Investor

Housing Wire

APRIL 15, 2024

Based on the selling guides in use by the GSEs, property sellers are allowed to make financing concessions toward the borrower’s closing costs at a maximum amount of 2% to 9% of the property value.

Agents