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MARCH 30, 2022

According to January 2022 data reported by the National Association of Realtors®, more than one-fifth of terminated contracts were ended due to financing issues , while inspection concerns ended one quarter of terminated real estate deals. Investors who promote homes for sale or rent are often in the market to buy new investment properties.

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HomeLight

APRIL 30, 2021

Sales history and value adjustments over the years. Once the agent has done due diligence on the focal property, it’s time to widen the scope to see how it measures up to the surrounding homes. That involves looking at sales comps , which are similar homes that have recently sold in the area. Highlights and features (i.e,

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HomeLight

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

A home inspection is part of a buyer’s due diligence. By saying your sale is “as is,” you’re not preventing a buyer from requesting an inspection , just signaling that no matter what the inspection finds, you don’t want to negotiate on price. Source: Michal Jarmoluk / Pixabay). How to get a cash offer.

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HomeLight

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

You can buy a short sale, or you can buy a bank-owned property — but the foreclosure is just what’s happening in the process.”. Bank-owned homes may not be the best-staged or the most recently renovated. Ask your agent to find you bank-owned or REO homes on the MLS (multiple listing service) that meet your specifications.

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HomeLight

MARCH 19, 2022

Unfortunately, too many homeowners fail to do the same due diligence when hiring the Realtor ® who’ll help them sell their most valuable asset. They want to make sure you’re doing your due diligence! They do this by: Researching outlier comps to include or exclude (Foreclosures, short sales, etc.).

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AUGUST 24, 2022

There are plenty of reasons to have a real estate agent in your corner — visibility in the MLS , help with stagings and showings, assistance with negotiations and contracts, to name just a few — and now you can add sourcing a cash buyer to the list. Do your due diligence. Our network of experts shared some insider tips.

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HomeLight

APRIL 29, 2022

MLS has field to mark a listing “as is”? Not in Northwest MLS, the largest MLS in the region ; agents instead will include “as is” in the property notes. Most people let the buyers do their due diligence,” he says. No staging. Median days on market for Washington. Disclosures. Seller Disclosure Statement.

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