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6 strategies to get more from your MLS searches

Housing Wire

Today we’ll show you how to deploy 6 creative ways to get more from your searches so you can get those buyers in contract faster. Are they out there knocking on doors, sending letters and going to new builds, FSBOs and open houses? Finding the right house for your buyers in today’s market is a bit like a safari.

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Agent-Builder Partnership: 3 Tips That Real Estate Professionals Need to Know

McKissock

After all, an agent can get a commission from the builder based on the base contract price of the property. Build relationships through open-house events. Builders frequently host open-house events to showcase some of the latest home models and amenities that they are working on.

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HINTS OF SHARP INCREASE IN NEW CONSTRUCTION

Will Springer Realtor

Builders began construction on just under a million single-family homes in 2020. About three in every 10 sellers say they have used a camera on the property during an open house or showing at their home, according to a study of more than 2,000 consumers from LendingTree. That’s the most since 2007. increase from July but down 8.9%

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How to make at least $100,000 in 100 days as a real estate agent

Housing Wire

Aspirational pricing and competition from new construction has created more expired and withdrawn listings. New-build salespeople These are the salespeople who sit in the builder’s model homes and write up all those new construction contracts. Is there new construction nearby? Expireds usually have the wrong price.

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Economic Turbulence Prompts Seattle Area Market Concern vs. Year Ago

Will Springer Realtor

Sellers who priced their homes appropriately enjoyed busy open houses in their first weekend on the market followed by multiple offers. Meantime, some of the bigger home builders – who are in the business of constructing and quickly selling product – are showing signs of financial stress.

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Weird Real Estate Agent Photos for Appraisers

Appraisal Today

From horror movie-esque semi-abandoned homes for rent to home decor that overshot “unique”, the owners and agents behind these funny ads thought things were perfect just as they were for their photos and open houses. Four things about Today’s Housing Market. This is actually about fewer buyers getting into contract.

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What Are Fannie’s New Appraisal Online Formats?

Appraisal Today

. == Inside The Keret House – the World’s Skinniest House in Warsaw, Poland Excerpts: The House is located on the plot measuring 92 centimeters (3 ft.) That is why at first it seems that the construction of living space within such premise is impossible. in its narrowest point and 152 (centimeters (5 ft.)