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Hi Joe,
My guess is that you're referring to the listing as it appears on the different sites on the internet, maybe Trulia specifically? Your listing was most likely syndicated from the local MLS out to sites on the internet, including Trulia. Unfortunately, when a house is sold and listed as sold in the MLS, it often doesn't get updated via syndication until later. Sometimes this is a manual process, sometimes automatic, it depends on the office.
One thing you can do is call the listing brokerage and request that they update their syndication to sold so that the home comes off of Trulia and other similar sites.
Best,
Eric... more
We rented in December and the house is everything we wanted and more. Needs some tlc but it's on the right track. Happy we switched attorneys. At the end of the day, our attorney and the lazy sellers attorney (who is STILL dragging his feet, due to both personal issues and simply lax work practice), failed to read the deeds and the titles in detail. After pushing our attorney a bit, ours determined that the easement is only shared by two homes, not the 13 our previous attorney was hinting and wanted us to move on. Our attorney spoke with the title company who is not only willing to accept letters signed off by the two neighbors, but are also willing to accept our attorneys language to make it perpetual. Of course, our attorney is the one doing all the work because the sellers attorney and his personal issues (sad but still impacting the sale of the house because he isn't looking for back up) do not allow the transaction to move forward. We will know next week how the neighbors will be signing the paperwork (more than likely we will have to do it) and then we can move to closing... The seller is going to make out well because we are willing to pay our original final offer, when the comps are listed 25-35k lower, and 45% of the homes listed when this one was listed ARE STILL listed and dropped prices. We love this home! Learned a lot about poor attorneys, easements and mediocre agents in the process. Kudos to those of you who are the creme de la creme, because there are some doozies out there... (the sellers agent was more dedicated to being a dog whisperer than treating people humanely... What a process...)... more
Joe,
Alot of agents lie about the square footage for rentals because there is less of risk. Other times they just estimate, at least in the New York market.
Anyone can contact any company.
The MLS that covers Hudson is MLSPin now called Pinergy.
MLSPin.com and click contact us.
However your first answerer is correct that MLS does not have anything to do with licenses.
MLS data that you see on non-Broker websites and non-licensee web sites, like this one (Trul ia) even, only download info and use it for advertising. They often don't have current or correct data.... more
If all goes well, we will be in this weekend and for the holidays! So thank you!!!! if something else doesn't happen. My broker told me that 95% of buyers would have given up in the first WEEK of dealing with the sellers team, leave alone sticking it out for as long as we have, and being willing to work with the sellers and help them solve the title issues. All things considered, we hope this is the worst of the news, we can clear the title and move on with a property we truly feel fits our needs. THANKS FOR EVERYTHING!!! I am recommending Trulia to all my friends in the market!... more
First, each bank and each appraisal may differ by 5%. Now for your question. Assessed value is determined by the county or city in which your home is located. Many times, they will determine the value once per year. Many times they will put many homes into a "bucket" and find the value based on all of the other homes in your market area. Some of these homed may not be similar to your home. Sometimes, they will get more specific. Assessed values will usually follow market values appraised by an appraiser. That is if home values are increasing, the market value (value by the appraiser) will be more than the assessed value. When values are declining, market value will be less than the assessed value. The market value is much more accurate, but many times the assessed value and the market value will depend on the county. Some counties are spot on and some are way off.... more
Joe, I am so glad to hear you have a buyers agent. It wasnt clear in the original post.
Unfortunately shady tactics like this plague our industry and the reasons are 99.9% tied to dual agency which is why buyers should always hire an exclusive buyers agent ... Not an agent that calls themselves a "buyers agent" but still works for a listing firm or works on a team that takes listings, but a buyer broker who works for a company that ONLY works with buyers (Never takes listings) It will keep your interests protected throughout the entire process.
It appears the seller broker was out using this listing as a bait and switch ... Another issue that plagues the real estate industry. Agents use a good listing to lure buyers or renters in, secure them as a client and then switch them to other properties they are listing. I hope your current agent wrote a formal complaint about the agent to powers that be.
We built our company Territory.com to solve all these problems. Any time you or your friends have questions / need some advice feel free to reach out to us directly. We are experts on the buy-side and how to handle the scenarios.
We hope you have a clear to close and enjoy your new home! :)... more
Hi Joe,
The first person you should be asking these questions to is your agent. If you are not using your own agent (if you are a customer of the Seller's agent) ask that agent your questions. In MA there is an option to leave properties on the market for back-up offers until contingencies are met. Many times buyers think that because they have a pre-approval letter and have put up earnest money with an offer and even more money with the Purchase and Sale, that they have an approved loan. The term "pre-approval" however isn't the end of the lending story. The bank has not yet committed to providing the money until it issues a mortage committment letter. This typically comes much later in the transaction. Because there is still a chance that the lender may not issue that committment (could be due to your finances, credit or the appraisal on the house) many agents are leaving their listings on the market for back-up offers. You should check with your agent to see if this is the case or not. Best of luck - I hope all works out for you.... more
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Hi There,
Lots of good scenarios here that I will add to.
I have run into this recently and was told the following: The lenders perspective is that about 1/3 of an acre is what is most commonly “used” on a plot of land that is not sub dividable. Therefore, anything above and beyond is considered a liability from their perspective as well as an insurer’s perspective. (And it is the bank who hires the appraiser to determine the value of a property) I know it may seem silly. Don’t shoot the messenger!
Another reason why that may be the case, is perhaps that plot of land only has a small percentage of “uplands” or usable space. The remainder of the acreage could be conservation land that is completely unusable even an owner wanted to us e it! Hope this makes sense!... more
BPO is an idea killing the sellers,lenders and both listing and selling agents in SS deals. If you would like to understand why, at least you have to know the difference between value and price.
Andy... more
AnalysisSales momentum has slowed and inventory continues to grow. Market time is not promising either. Overall this is a negative report for home sellers. Note the inventory overhang is for Active
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Hudson has 57 condos (vs. 51 in last report) listed as Active Hudson had 25 (vs. 22) condominium sales in the last 6 months, and 15 condominium sales last 3 months Hudson has an Average Market
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Hudson has 51 condos (vs. 56 in last report) listed as Active Hudson had 22 (vs 24) condominium sales in the last 6 months, and 10 condominium sales last 3 months Hudson has an Average Market Time
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