Self-represented sellers on GetMoreOffers should always carefully weigh what they say to buyers’ agents. This includes whenever the seller is soliciting feedback which may or may not prove helpful. You can’t always trust that negative feedback reflects the real reasons buyers don’t make offers. Let’s say the home has been shown fifteen times with absolutely no offers, and you have…
Some sellers have concerns that traditional agents boycott limited service listings by not showing them. There are a few ways that a Realtor® can tell that you are flat fee listed: When a listing is entered into the MLS, the broker must choose a classification to designate the level of service given to the seller. Most “flat fee” listings fall…
GMO 2017 Review A year for the records for everything but real estate. 2017 was pretty much in slow motion. New listings were few and buyers were picky to boot. I truly knew what 2017 was going to be like from the slow election-dominated news of late 2016. 2016 finished weak and there was absolutely not a single sign that…
Regardless of the offered buyer’s agent commission or compensation, that agent will protect their buyer’s best interest and show the home. We recommend paying 2.5% commission to the buyer’s agent. The buyer’s agent may say the discounted real estate commission is too low or try to dissuade the buyer because the listing type is FSBO or limited service listing. Always…
Purpose: Through Section 203(h), the Federal Government helps victims in Presidentially designated disaster areas recover by making it easier for them to get mortgages and become homeowners or re-establish themselves as homeowners. Type of Assistance: This program provides mortgage insurance to protect lenders against the risk of default on mortgages to qualified disaster victims. Individuals are eligible for this program…
Was your property affected by Hurricane Irma? The State of Florida has been declared a National Disaster area, with many counties declared as a Federal Disaster area. Many people are still without power throughout the state, including elderly, hospitals and nursing homes. If you were affected by Hurricane Irma, you have options that can help: FEMA announced on Wednesday that…
Florida Flat Fee MLS listing service agreements…read the fine print or be held hostage! Do Florida FSBO sellers really know what they are signing before they list their homes using a Florida flat fee MLS listing service that may not really be a Florida based company? Where are your buyer-leads going from Internet marketing such as Realtor.com, Homes.com and other…
Greetings All, Let’s get right to the real estate market update and what is driving sales. I also want to talk about over pricing, multiple offer pricing and relevant pricing. Just as you have likely noticed the quietness of the market, I am quite shocked at the business climate the past 45 days. I am struggling with where we are…
The way I get a feel for the tone of the real estate market update is through 100’s of our active and pending listings, industry articles as well as dozens of conversations I have each day with buyers, sellers, agents, mortgage brokers and title professionals. We negotiate many deals each day and this gives us great insight into what I…