“The Home Showing Honor System” COVID-19: Due to nationwide concerns about COVID-19 and as a courtesy to home sellers, please do not schedule showings if the buyer’s agent or buyer exhibits cold/flu-like symptoms or meets any of the criteria for self-quarantine mandated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. By proceeding with scheduling a showing,...Read More
(But, You Have to Be a Realtor) So, how does a Realtor know if a home is vacant? (assuming the online photos don’t give it away first). When they request a showing, they receive an approval automatically (the Buyer’s agent gets an email confirmation in less than 2 seconds). By contrast, “For Sale” homes that...Read More
Substituting One Mystery for Another Sometimes it’s a mystery why a “For Sale” home on MLS is sitting, unsold, after months (and months) on the market. Sometimes, it’s not. My clients wanted to see a certain Linden Hills home on Sunday, so I requested a showing on Friday. When I didn’t get a confirmation or...Read More
