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Dealing With “Emergency Showings”

(Also Known as “Serendipitous Showings”) Teresa Boardman (St. Paul Real Estate Blog) has a nice post giving the agent’s side of why, just maybe, you may not be able to show a prospective Buyer you’ve never met a home on the other side of town at 4 p.m. when they call at 3:10 p.m. The...
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Real Estate Representation Contracts

Playing “Gotcha?” Nope, Just Setting Expectations It’s always a good idea for a Realtor and the Buyer they’re representing to have a signed Representation contract. That’s true even if the Buyer and Realtor have known each other for years, and already done multiple deals together. In fact, that’s especially true if the Buyer and Realtor...
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Realtor Commissions: When it’s Smart to Pay More

Want More Showings? Dangle a Fatter Carrot In a culture — and economy — where getting the best possible price is practically a religion (if not a budgeting necessity), why should home sellers consider paying their Realtor a higher commission? Because they might actually make more money that way. That’s because Realtors who charge more...
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