The Close

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Competition is lower for a home, and the number of days on market increases for listings. A buyer’s market can be determined by calculating the months of inventory. Anything more than six months is traditionally considered a buyer’s market. In this scenario, sellers have the upper hand in negotiations.

Marketing 91

Marketing Debt-to-income ratio MLS Pre-approval 91

HomeLight

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Escrow fees: In many cases, the seller is expected to cover some of the fees paid to the third-party escrow company that is holding the buyer’s earnest money between contract and closing. This is typically 1%-2% of the sale price, and is negotiable between the buyer and seller.

Purchase and sale agreement 83

Purchase and sale agreement Inspection Investor Agents 83

HomeLight

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Marketing your home is time-consuming. Not having agent representation could also lead to paying more in seller concessions. At least get the home inspection so that you can therefore transfer the liability to the home inspector and not yourself when you’re filling out a condition report. Aaron Brunette.

Purchase and sale agreement 79

Purchase and sale agreement MLS Agents Inspection 79