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Real Estate Pending Vs. Contingent: MLS Lingo Explained for Sellers

HomeLight

That’s why it’s important for your real estate agent to keep your property’s status up to date, both in the multiple listing service (MLS) that agents cooperatively use, as well as in online marketplaces, which pull data from the MLS. An offer has been accepted, and the sale is expected to close.

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The Close Special Report: The Best Virtual Staging Software & Tips 2020

The Close

After all, if they don’t see it virtually staged online, it’s just a house—and no one wants to buy a house. This is why virtual staging is no longer optional when you have an empty listing to sell, or even when you have buyers who are dragging their feet and need some inspiration. The Best Virtual Staging Software for 2020: roOomy.

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29 Home Staging Tips For 2021

Easy Agent Pro

According to buyers’ agents, “Staging the living room was found to be most important for buyers.” (NAR). Forty-two percent of buyers’ agents claim that the master bedroom is second in importance when it comes to staging. Even stranger is the number of buyers’ agents who feel staging “has an effect on most buyers’ view of the home.”

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

Housing Wire

Mortgage pros have closely monitored the commission lawsuit developments since a Kansas City, Missouri jury determined that NAR, HomeServices of America , and Keller Williams conspired to inflate or maintain high commission rates through NAR’s so-called Participation Rule. Assisting homebuyers and their agents adds more to an LO’s plate.

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6 Flat Fee MLS Companies in Illinois to Sell Your FSBO Home

HomeLight

Links and mentions of Illinois flat fee MLS companies in this post do not constitute an endorsement. That’s where a flat fee multiple listing service (MLS) may come in handy. Still, before you jump on the first flat fee MLS service you see, it pays to do some research. What is a flat fee MLS listing service? Get Estimate.

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Flat Fee MLS Companies in New Jersey to Sell Your FSBO Home

HomeLight

Links and mentions of flat fee MLS NJ companies in this post do not constitute an endorsement. This leads some sellers to think about selling their homes without the help of a real estate agent — a decision that can come with the distinct disadvantage of not allowing them to list their home on the local multiple listing service (MLS).

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Downsides of Flat Fee MLS or Entry Only

Realty Biz

What Are The Cons of Flat Fee MLS? In real estate, the perfect example is flat fee MLS. A flat fee MLS entry service is a potential way to avoid paying all of the typical real estate agent’s commission, but is it really worth it? There are, however, significant downsides to just putting your home in MLS for a flat fee.

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