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Portrait of a pre-foreclosure peacemaker

Housing Wire

Helping the homeowner file for bankruptcy is another tool in the pre-foreclosure peacemaker’s tool kit, but Sandoval uses that tool with caution. “I An Auction.com analysis of bankruptcy data from the American Bankruptcy Institute shows a steadily rising level of Chapter 13 filings, which reached a new post-pandemic high in June 2024.

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NAR runs out of liability insurance coverage: Sources

Housing Wire

So your only leverage in negotiating the settlement is, ‘We’ll just file bankruptcy.’” And you don’t get to negotiate a whole lot because the plaintiff attorneys know for a fact that you can’t afford representation,” Hahn wrote. “So

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Here’s how to find property owners ready to sell

Housing Wire

PropStream takes data from a variety of resources – including public record, MLS information, U.S. For example, it shows whether the owner has ever filed for bankruptcy or if they’re facing foreclosure. It layers data and lists together to find properties whose owners are the most motivated to sell.

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Exploring the Worst Case Scenario: On Bankruptcy

Notorious ROB

Had a conversation recently with the CEO of a large MLS who desires anonymity. The post Exploring the Worst Case Scenario: On Bankruptcy appeared first on NotoriousROB. But who he is is unimportant since the topic is the point. Specifically, the commission lawsuits of Sitzer and Moehrl are the real big OMFGs. Please login or sign up.

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9 Proven Strategies to Find Hidden Listing Inventory in 2022

The Close

Begin with an MLS search of the past 12 months’ sales in the area your client is looking. Every agent knows that they can find expired listings on their MLS or using Vulcan7. However, the MLS data only tells us two things about the homeowner: at one point they genuinely wanted to sell, and the price they wanted to sell at.

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Potential Damages from Moehrl v. NAR

Notorious ROB

The key difference is that Sitzer/Burnett was concerned only with Missouri: The local realtor associations own and operate various MLSs, including the Heartland MLS, Columbia Board of Realtors (“CBOR”),Mid America Regional Information System (“MARIS”), and the Southern Missouri Regional (collectively, the “Subject MLSs”). The Moehrl MLSs.

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What Is a Pocket Listing and Why Would a Seller Use One?

HomeLight

The key distinction is that a pocket listing does not appear on the Multiple Listing Service (MLS), which is the local or regional database cooperating real estate brokers use to share data and information about properties for sale. How MLS listings compare to pocket listings. Are pocket listings illegal or banned?

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