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6 strategies to get more from your MLS searches

Housing Wire

It’s time to get more creative, aggressive and profitable with your MLS searches. 6 strategies to actively and creatively mine your MLS 1. Look for new construction, even if your buyers don’t think they will like it. Look at your own past client and sphere of influence list as your private MLS. “Wanted!

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10 easy ways to make your next listing sell ASAP

Housing Wire

Then create your checklist based on these top 10 action items to do before you approve the first showing: 1. Get the home pre-inspected and remedy any items that could wreck the deal later on. Mention it in the agent-to-agent comments in the MLS. Are other listings (or new construction) offering seller incentives?

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Navigating Bidding Wars During a Hot Real Estate Market

RIS Media

– Coming Soon: Homes that are listed as coming soon in your MLS are technically not allowed to be shown but can accept offers prior to showing. – New Homes: New homes that are under construction may have buyers that fall through. This is not the case.

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How Does Canada’s Home Ownership Rate Look?

Toronto Realty Blog

With an increasing population, we might expect that the number of new dwellings constructed is not in line with the number of new entrants to the market. HDB blocks are also being built with standardized construction systems. You don’t get mortgage pre-approvals – just an estimated ceiling. I certainly would!

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The 11 Best Online Real Estate Schools In Florida For 2023

Kyle Handy

MLS Campus Real Estate School A course focused on mathematics and other fundamentals. MLS Campus Real Estate School is an excellent school for agents who are struggling with the mathematics sections of the real estate exam. They have pre-license, post-license, continuing education, and broker post-license courses.

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Selling a Home at Auction: Pros, Cons, and How to Get Started

HomeLight

Mike McClung, a home construction expert and CEO of Integrity Cash Home Buyers in Norfolk, Virginia, notes that many of the homes that go to auction are foreclosed properties. Your home will be visible to pre-qualified, serious buyers. Ensure that all bidders go through the pre-qualification process.

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Top Ten: Compromises For First-Time Buyers

Toronto Realty Blog

Two weeks ago, I wrote a blog post about the new Freed Residences, where studio condos were being pre-sold for upwards of $2,300 per square foot. Nowadays, parking spaces are selling for upwards of $200,000 in pre-construction (in the coming weeks, I’ll review the new launch at 101 Spadina Ave where parking is $200K!)