Housing Wire

MARCH 24, 2025

The more buyers through the door, the more offers youll receive quickly and the higher the sale price will be. Do your research by logging into your local MLS and searching through the listings in your area. Do you offer packages or discounts for purchasing multiple services? Win more listings. Which photos stand out?

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Toronto Realty Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

If the seller wants to include the garden shed out back, or the sectional couch in the basement that won’t fit up the stairs, then they might do so, and this would be noted in the “INCLUSIONS” section of the MLS listing. Do you see where this is going? Do you see the implications? But what if there’s more ?

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The Close

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

In this “How to Buy a Multifamily Property” guide, I’ll walk you through deciding which type of multifamily property you want to purchase, picking the right lender, and running the numbers to ensure profitability. Purchasing a multifamily property is an excellent way for investors to generate steady income.

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The Close

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Have a clear investment strategy and long-term goals before purchasing. Next, draft an operating agreement that outlines your company’s purpose, structure, and governance. Tax liens and auctions: Search for tax lien sales and foreclosure auctions. Stay updated on local and national real estate trends and regulations.

Hard money loan

Toronto Realty Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

“The history on MLS shows a ton of units being listed but nothing is shown as leased.” Matthew listed the property for lease on the MLS system but within two days, he received an email from a law firm. In this case, “advertising the listing” meant listing it on the MLS system.

Development

Toronto Realty Blog

JULY 10, 2025

This entered my mailbox last week: Hi David, I was hoping you could dedicate a future blog post to so called “escape clauses” in real estate agreements. 2023: Sold Conditional On The Sale Of Buyers’ Property I suppose I’ve written a blog on just about every real estate topic out there, at one time or another.

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Rochester Real Estate

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

Joseph statue, having an auction, establishing a rent-to-own agreement, hosting an open house party, and hiring a discount broker. In my experience as a Rochester Realtor, having the home sale basics down first is essential. Joseph, the family and home patron saint, will help make a quick and successful sale. Joseph Statue 1.

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Toronto Realty Blog

JANUARY 16, 2025

This story brings us back to last summer when a client of mine purchased a small west-side home and, upon closing, the listing agent had some very interesting ideas about how to go about making up his financial loss on the property. Perhaps we should take a quick pause here just to get some simple math out of the way. HST to 0.5%+HST

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Redfin

JULY 3, 2025

Real estate agents help clients buy and sell homes every day, but what happens when the home for sale belongs to the agent themselves? Agents can use the same process they use for clients: listing through the MLS, marketing the property, staging, coordinating showings, and negotiating offers.

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HomeLight

JULY 23, 2025

An as-is home sale means the seller isn’t planning to make repairs or offer credits for issues the buyer might find. The buyer understands they’re purchasing the property in its current condition. This type of sale often signals that things like an aging roof or a worn-out appliance may not be fully functional or have much life left.

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Rochester Real Estate

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

What To Expect From Your Listing Agent Why For Sale By Owners (FSBOs) Fail Blog Featured Articles Home Buying Home Selling LOCAL Rochester NY Articles How to Buy a House in New York Kyle Hiscock Kyle Hiscock | Greater Rochester NY Real Estate | Pittsford NY Realtor at RE/MAX Realty Group Have questions about buying or selling a home?

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Redfin

JUNE 30, 2025

That means you still control whether or not to continue the sale. However, if you’re working with an agent, there may be guidelines or clauses in your listing agreement that outline how and when this can happen. In these moments, putting a sale on hold might be the most responsible move.

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Redfin

JUNE 17, 2025

Whether it’s your first sale or you’re a seasoned pro, these must-ask questions will help you find a knowledgeable, trustworthy agent who can guide you from listing to closing with confidence. This Redfin guide gives you the most important ones to ensure you’re going into the purchase with the right information. What are your fees?

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Redfin

JANUARY 28, 2025

Instead of applying for a new home loan with todays mortgage rates and terms, the buyer steps into the seller’s position as the borrower and continues making payments under the original loan agreement. This is typically reflected in the sale price of the property. to 1% of the original loan), title fees , and recording fees.

Loans

Rochester Real Estate

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

What To Expect From Your Listing Agent Why For Sale By Owners (FSBOs) Fail Blog Featured Articles Home Buying Home Selling LOCAL Rochester NY Articles How Long Should Home Sellers Wait To Respond To An Offer On Their Home? Ultimately, it’s up to you to decide what’s best for your property and sale. Contact Me!

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Marco Santarelli

APRIL 30, 2025

Some analysts, like Lisa Sturtevant from Bright MLS, are even suggesting that a 6% rate might just be the “new normal” for the 30-year fixed mortgage, a sign that the super-low rates of the early 2020s were an unusual blip. Global Events: Believe it or not, things happening across the globe can also affect mortgage rates.

Mortgages

Toronto Realty Blog

MAY 29, 2025

Regardless, the property was marked “Sold Conditionally” on MLS and noted conditions on financing and home inspection. Conditional sales rarely fall through in today’s market, and this most certainly surprised Realtor Kenny! Kim could hear the panic in his voice. ” Realtor Kenny said, “Please, Kim.

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HomeLight

MARCH 3, 2025

The most common request I get for as-is sales, are situations where a house is in significant disrepair. Those are the two types of situations in which I typically see a request for an as-is sale, Connor adds. MLS has a field to mark a listing as is? $100 Its much more common than you might think!

As-is

Toronto Realty Blog

JUNE 23, 2025

Unfortunately, the buyer elected not to proceed with the purchase after all was said and done. It was $20,000 more than the previous agreement that fell apart. They had a conditional agreement. This is effectively the same process as an Agreement of Purchase & Sale. Only the buyer needs to sign this.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

An explosive period for Denver’s multiple listing service (MLS) has come to an end, but an even more controversial one might be beginning. The Denver Metro Association of Realtors (DMAR) and South Metro Denver Realtors Association (SMDRA) were the majority shareholders prior to the sale to Burks and MAZL.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 2, 2024

REcolorado has taken a big step toward moving on from its controversial sale earlier this year. The Denver -area MLS has named a new CEO in Dana Bennett, who returns to REcolorado after an 18-month stint away from the company. After Burks purchased the MLS in June, REcolorado rolled out a revised participation agreement to its members.

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Housing Wire

JULY 26, 2021

Multiple Listing Services (MLS) by those trying to disparage the system. They also recently closed on their purchase of a new home. In the process, they had to rent a home for four months between their sale and their purchase given “simultaneous closings” are not a practice there. All in all, my parents paid 4.5%

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

“ Because the practices have been widely adopted by NAR-affiliated MLS networks , they are “therefore, agreements among competing real estate brokers each of which reduce price competition among brokers and lead to lower quality service for American home buyers and sellers,” the complaint alleged.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 9, 2024

17 , when the business practice changes outlined in the National Association of Realtors’ commission lawsuit settlement agreement had to be implemented, most brokers and agents were concerned about how they would disclose a seller’s offer of buyer broker compensation. The previous system guaranteed buyer agent payment through MLS enforcement.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 1, 2024

As brokerage firms fine tune how to handle the business practice changes outlined in the terms of the National Association of Realtors’ nationwide commission lawsuit settlement agreement , which are set to go into effect on August 17 , many are focusing on how their agents will handle compensation on both the buy-side and the sell-side.

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Housing Wire

JULY 30, 2024

California Regional MLS (CRMLS) has decided to remove fields listing seller concessions from its platform. The nation’s largest MLS also added a field to indicate whether the amount being offered was a dollar amount of a percentage of the sales price of the home.

Seller concession

Housing Wire

AUGUST 19, 2024

17, 2024 , has come and gone, and the real estate industry is still plugging along, despite the business practice changes mandated by the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) commission lawsuit settlement agreement now being implemented nationwide. The landmark date of Aug.

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Housing Wire

JULY 10, 2024

For over 37 years I have been a consultant to brokerage firms, MLS’s, Association of Realtors, and other entities related to the residential brokerage industry. In addition to general advisory consulting, I was involved in nearly 1,000 sales or acquisitions of entities in this industry.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 26, 2021

Compass announced Monday that it has reached an agreement to buy San Francisco-based real estate transaction platform Glide , a deal that some California real estate agents may feel uneasy about. Glide, which was founded in 2017, provides tools like eSignature and the digitization of sales processing forms.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 25, 2024

Under the terms of the settlement agreements reached by both Keller Williams and the National Association of Realtors (NAR), cooperative compensation is still allowed. There is simply a new NAR rule that applies to all NAR member and NAR MLSs that does not allow cooperative compensation to be offered on the MLS.”

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Housing Wire

MARCH 15, 2024

Also, fields displaying broker compensation on MLSs must be eliminated, there is a blanket ban on the requirement that agents subscribe to MLSs to offer or accept compensation and buyers’ agents must have written agreements. NAR said that the changes , if approved by the court, will go into effect in mid-July 2024.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 30, 2024

In an interview with TechCrunch , which first broke the news of Landian’s debut, Sitzer said his frustration with having to pay a 3% commission to a buyer’s agent on the sale of his Kansas City home in 2017, which his shared with his neighbor, who happened to be a lawyer familiar with the subject matter, prompted the lawsuit.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

For agents in New Hampshire , this week marks two months since PrimeMLS , the state’s multiple listing service , implemented the business practice changes outlined in the National Association of Realtors’ nationwide commission lawsuit settlement agreement. For the most part, brokers said buyers are willing to sign these agreements.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 4, 2024

Despite settlement agreements from Anywhere , RE/MAX , Keller Williams , Compass and the National Association of Realtors (NAR), the copycat commission lawsuits keep coming. In May 2023, Jutla reportedly sold her Seattle home before purchasing a new property in California. She used Redfin agents for both listing and buying purposes.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 10, 2021

Plaintiff has not supported its claim that there is any deception that is injuring a substantial portion of the purchasing public,” stated a Seattle federal court judge, Thomas Zilly. In order to get these feeds, Zillow had to comply with the vast majority of MLS’s that adopt the NAR’s “no commingling” rule.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 27, 2022

ONE Sotheby’s International Realty agent Jessica Adams is under fire after TechCrunch co-founder and crypto investor, Michael Arrington took to Twitter on Tuesday alleging that Adams had leaked information about his purchase of a Miami waterfront mansion to the press, creating security concerns that forced him and his family to relocate.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 31, 2022

ONE Sotheby’s International Realty agent Jessica Adams is under fire after TechCrunch co-founder and crypto investor, Michael Arrington took to Twitter on Tuesday alleging that Adams had leaked information about his purchase of a Miami waterfront mansion to the press, creating security concerns that forced him and his family to relocate.

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