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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. Staging Costs. To attract potential buyers, sellers have to make sure their home is aesthetically pleasing. Seller Concessions. Real Estate Commission. Bottom Line.

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‘Find buyers before agents!’ Mortgage industry reacts to the NAR settlement

Housing Wire

Loan officers and mortgage executives expect home sellers and homebuyers to negotiate more aggressively on commission paid to buyer agents, potentially bringing costs down. That’s a problem because mortgage LOs traditionally have not “forged as deep of inroads” with sellers’ agents.

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Demystifying home appraisals

Housing Wire

After years of a market that favored sellers, the pendulum is slowly swinging back in favor of buyers. Compared to years past when homes sold in hours for thousands above asking, 41% of millennials expect to negotiate with sellers , 26% of whom expect to lower their prices. What is the purpose of a home appraisal?

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Game of chicken: Private MLSs stare down DOJ over settlement terms

Housing Wire

REsides, an independently owned MLS based in South Carolina, has a similar comment box that can be used for seller concessions. Two suits in Illinois — Batton I and Batton II — come at it from a slightly different angle, as the plaintiffs are buyers rather than sellers. Why shoot twice at a target you’ve already drained dry?”

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How Much Should I Budget to Sell My House? Here’s the Average Cost

HomeLight

Seller concessions. Home staging and preparation. Discover what sellers in your area typically pay by looking up your city using HomeLight’s agent commission calculator. Sellers in San Francisco, for example, pay 5.04% on average. Seller concession. Percentage of home value. Real estate commission.

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What Is the Cost to Sell a House in Seattle?

HomeLight

If you sell your home for $885,100 — the median home value in Seattle — your seller costs might be around $108,084, based on the averages for each of the common expenses we’ll review below. If you’re like most people in Seattle, your house is the single most expensive asset you own. When you decide to sell, it’s a big deal.

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What Is the Cost to Sell a House in Massachusetts?

HomeLight

Normally, what we do is we get the seller to prep the home ahead of time. We put a plan together for the seller. You’ve decided it’s a wicked good time to sell your home in Massachusetts. It follows then that it’s an excellent time to determine the cost to sell a house in Massachusetts. Laurie Cappuccio.