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RE/MAX Adds 5 Vendors to Marketplace Roster

RIS Media

The digital payment platform helps integrate and automate real estate payments such as earnest money deposits, agent fees, commission and any other manual payment process. Stagerie: Stagerie is a national online home staging consultation marketplace, connecting real estate agents, homeowners, and expert stagers.

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Understanding Why Under Contract Homes May Fall Apart

Realty Biz

Real estate transactions involve multiple stages, with "under contract" being a critical phase. During this stage, various contingencies, inspections, and other conditions may need to be met before the sale is finalized. They could lose their earnest money deposit by not performing or asking for an extension.

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What is Earnest Money and Why Do You Need It?

Redfin

Once the seller’s agent is able to confirm that your earnest money has been deposited into an escrow account, the seller’s agent will mark the listing as a pending sale — in effect taking the property off the market. How much earnest money do you need to offer? Where does the earnest money go? .

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First Time Selling a House Checklist

Realty Biz

Prepare and Stage your Home First impressions matter when selling a home. Enhance your home's appeal by effectively decluttering, deep cleaning, and staging. One of the best attributes of any excellent Realtor is providing sound staging advice to their clients. Homes are selling fast and often for over the asking price.

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8 Essential Steps to Navigating Escrow in Home Buying

Realty Biz

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) conducted a survey in October 2022, revealing that approximately 7% of deals in the preceding three months got terminated before reaching the closing stage. During this stage, the buyer, seller, or their respective agents select an escrow agent who will oversee the process.

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8 Ways Home Buyers Can Get Their Offer Accepted

Realty Biz

When you have a lot of competition from buyers to get to the under agreement stage with a seller, there isn’t much chance of success with a lowball offer. Offer a Larger Earnest Money Deposit. Your earnest money is a way of showing the seller that you are a serious buyer. Make a Strong Bid.

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Real Estate Markets Dictate Adding or Waiving Appraisals

Realty Biz

At the beginning stages of any market change, buyers and sellers are reluctant to realize things may be different. Since appraisal contingencies are far more commonplace in buyer’s markets, sellers are far more likely to accept them. Often real estate agents are left to convince their clients what is happening in the current market.