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From consultation to closing: The definitive homebuying checklist

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Clarify key steps like inspections, appraisals, and the importance of meeting deadlines and any impacts of missing them. While you want your clients to be prepared, focus primarily on the immediate next steps and reiterate the key details as you progress through each stage of the transaction.

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Unwrapping what to expect in your home inspection, appraisal and closing

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What’s the difference between a home inspection and an appraisal? Before you get overwhelmed, take comfort that critical milestones of home inspection, appraisal and closing processes are all great ways to get more acquainted with your prospective new home. Home Inspection. Have you budgeted for closing costs?

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Real estate negotiation: 8 effective strategies from a KW mega broker

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It also helps include them in solution-building, setting the stage for a negotiation that everyone leaves satisfied with. This shows you care and sets the stage for the other party to do the same. Later, during the inspection period, the buyer hits the seller harder with a long list of repairs.

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Real estate newsletters: The ultimate playbook (+ 49 topic ideas & subject lines)

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We’ll also share best practices for developing and sending real estate newsletters and recommend some essential tools to make your email marketing stand out. Save time with pre-written newsletters from Market Leader Don’t have time to write three or more newsletters every month? Lets dive in!

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

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From staging fees, home improvements, repairs and seller concessions, there are several hidden costs involved in the selling process. Staging Costs. According to HomeAdvisor , the average seller pays almost $1,500 in staging costs. Are you thinking about selling your home? Here’s how to get an instant offer on your home.

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Modular homebuilding startup Veev on the verge of bankruptcy

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There are talks about a “leading company” potentially acquiring California -based Veev, but the negotiations remain in the very early stages, according to Calcalist. Veev’s business model is innovative: it provides pre-inspected, fully cladded walls directly to homebuilders , ready for installation.

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Real estate appraisals: What agents should know

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A home inspection hasn’t yielded any problems, so nothing is standing in the way of closing, right? The appraiser inspects the property An appraiser visits the property and conducts a visual inspection of the home’s condition. At this point, an estimated market value is generated. Not necessarily.

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