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Buyers are being picky — here’s how you can navigate it as a real estate agent

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For what felt like a moment in time, buyers enjoyed the luxury of being incredibly picky, carefully selecting what felt like their dream homes in a market that had shifted towards more favorable conditions. While I hate to be the bearer of bad news, that era is almost most definitely drawing to a close.

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Connecticut Home Sellers Can Expect to Pay These Closing Costs

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If you’re selling a home in Connecticut, you should familiarize yourself with closing costs that sellers pay to finalize the transaction. The average closing costs for home sellers fall between 6% to 10% of the home’s sale price. Some closing costs apply to nearly every home sale. Source: (Roger Starnes Sr / Unsplash).

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Countdown to Closing: How Long Does it Typically Take to Sell a House?

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home was on the market for an average of 24 days , with Ellie May estimating an average of 46 days to close on a purchase loan. That’s 70 days — or a little over two months — from listing to closing. In fact, 24 days from list to offer is pretty swift, historically speaking. Condition of the home.

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Opinion: Key signals to watch in a volatile real estate market

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And, it is less than half of the “normal” level of about one million homes on the market. At the moment, most homeowners are locked into lower interest rate mortgages, they have solid equity in their homes and they have jobs — they don’t have to sell. Days on market has risen from 20 days to 60 days over the past year.

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Download these 9 real estate prospecting letter templates that actually work

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If you opt for the handwritten note option, I’d shorten this by removing the last paragraph and jumping straight from the data to the closing sentence. I would be happy to give you an equity analysis and let you know how much equity you have in your home. You’ll want to include the list price, sale price, and days on market.

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Selling a House ‘As Is’ in Virginia

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Matt Megel , managing partner with CAZA Group , which sells homes 85% faster than the average Virginia agent, says that unlocking their home’s equity on a budget is one of the main drivers for homeowners wanting to sell their property “as is.” “One Skip repairs and close in as few as 10 days.

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Selling a House ‘As Is’ in Tennessee

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A lot of people don’t have the money — they’ve got equity in their home, but they have no way of accessing it,” says Eddie Crosslin , an agent with Crye-Leike Real Estate Services. Tennessee attorneys are not considered essential for closing in Tennessee Real estate transfer taxes? MLS has a field to mark a listing “as is”?

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