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Selling your home? Make sure you’re aware of hidden costs

Housing Wire

From staging fees, home improvements, repairs and seller concessions, there are several hidden costs involved in the selling process. To attract potential buyers, sellers have to make sure their home is aesthetically pleasing. According to HomeAdvisor , the average seller pays almost $1,500 in staging costs. Seller Concessions.

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The latest real estate commission lawsuit is the scariest of them all

Housing Wire

Just hours after securing a victory for his home seller clients in the landmark Sitzer/Burnett commission lawsuit, Michael Ketchmark, the lead attorney for the plaintiffs, filed another class action antitrust lawsuit against some of the real estate industry’s biggest players, in U.S. District Court for Western Missouri.

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Opinion: Improving housing affordability without exposing homebuyers to more risk

Housing Wire

Targeting title insurance as a way to cut costs not only fails to address real affordability problems, but it can actually leave consumers open to future title risks that can come with large price tags.

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Your home appraisal came in lower than your offer – Now what?

Housing Wire

In today’s booming housing market, sellers have their pick of home offers. Now, more than ever, sellers have a chance to get more money for their homes. And while this is great for sellers, it leaves buyers asking: “How can I stand out in such a competitive market? 5 tips for buying a home in a seller’s housing market.

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5 tips to upgrade your real estate networking game

Housing Wire

” can open avenues to potential buyers, sellers, or even partnerships. Note-taking apps such as Evernote and OneNote are useful for creating individualized notes for each contact, which you can then tag for quick retrieval. In real estate, it all comes down to one simple question.

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7 Frequently Asked Questions About Moving With Animals

Realty Biz

The advice can be incredibly precious to first-time home sellers without experience. Before the move, update your pet's identification tags with your new contact information and consider microchipping them as an added precaution. To update your pet's ID tags, purchase new tags with the updated contact details.

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What Does ‘Under Contract’ Mean on a Home Listing?

HomeLight

In this post, we’ll explain the “under contract” listing status tag. We’ll also share expert insights on how this tag and others might impact your homebuying plans. But Kaczor explains that while “under contract” indicates that the seller has accepted an offer from a buyer, the deal is not yet final.