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Hit Them With Your Best Shot: How Much to Offer on a Short Sale

HomeLight

But what if it’s a different kind of sale … for example, how much should you offer on a short sale? Enter the short sale : a solution for the seller, and a special opportunity for a buyer. What’s a short sale? Short sales are unique because they require the approval of the seller’s lender.

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The homegenius Platform gives consumers deeper insights in the home buying and selling journey

Housing Wire

*Rebates are not available in all markets or where prohibited by law and are subject to lender approval; may not be available for all transaction types, including but not limited to Short Sales, For Sale by Owner (FSBO), New Construction and iBuyer sales.

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6 Simple Graphs Proving This Is Nothing Like Last Time

Keeping Current Matters

New construction isn’t making up the difference in inventory needed. Some may think new construction is filling the void. Today, there’s a shortage of inventory , which is causing an acceleration in home values. This is nothing like the last time. This is nothing like the last time.

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Another Look at if We are Headed for a Real Estate Bubble

Realty Biz

The housing bubble bust of 2008 resulted in almost 10 million Americans losing their homes to foreclosures and short sales. Adjustable-rate mortgages were a significant contributing factor to the Great Recession foreclosures and short sales. Will new home construction catch up with demand?

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Vickie Pizzarelli joins Engel & Völkers as a Real Estate Advisor

Realty Biz

Engel & Völkers of East Greenwich announced today that Vickie Pizzarelli has joined its brokerage as a real estate advisor, where she specializes in new construction, residential sales, foreclosures, and short sales.

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Frequently Asked Questions about Buyers Agents in Real Estate

Realty Biz

Additionally, buyer agents can provide insights into the quality of construction and the potential future value of the property. They can also offer significant insights when building a house if they have worked with builders or sold several new construction properties. Guidance on understanding the foreclosure or short sale process.

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8 reasons we won’t have housing inventory armageddon any time soon

Real Trends

Are we on the all-new crazy train, destined to crash off the cliff in a pile of short sales and foreclosures? Are distressed sales headed to your market? The headlines say that the influx of active listings will drive prices down, reduce the velocity of sales and, consequently, wreck the market. Is the bubble bursting?