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Selling For Sale By Owner in NYC makes a ton of sense when you consider the alternative: paying 6%, or over $100,000, to a NYC real estate broker.

For Sale By Owner NYC For Dummies

By Hauseit Research / September 19, 2019 September 20, 2019

Listing For Sale by Owner in NYC is a popular alternative to paying a traditional broker commission of 5% to 6% when selling in New York City. For many sellers, paying a broker commission of up to 6% in addition …

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How to Sell Your Home Yourself in NYC

By hauseit / August 28, 2019 September 5, 2019

If you’re looking for ways to sell your home yourself in NYC, chances are that you’re trying to reduce or fully eliminate the traditional 6% real estate commission paid by most sellers in NYC. Many articles have been written about …

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Recast Mortgage – Recasting a Mortgage Beginner’s Guide

By hauseit / August 9, 2019 August 20, 2019

Recasting a mortgage simply means calling up your bank and asking them to re-calculate your mortgage payments after you've significantly pre-paid your loan balance more than required. It doesn't cost anything to recast a mortgage, but you do need to …

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What Level of Service Should I Expect from a Flat Fee MLS Listing?

By hauseit / July 24, 2019 August 15, 2019

It is important for NYC FSBO home sellers to realize that a Flat Fee MLS Listing (RLS for NYC customers) listing is an ‘owner managed’ option. This means home sellers should not expect anywhere near the same level of service …

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Selling an apartment in NYC with existing tenants in place can be much more challenging than selling a vacant apartment.

Selling an Apartment with Existing Tenants in NYC

By hauseit / July 17, 2019 July 17, 2019

Selling an apartment in NYC with existing tenants in place can be much more challenging than selling a vacant apartment. This is especially so if you’re selling a co-op or a single-family home which is not catering to an investor …

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The most important thing home owners need to realize when they try to sell For Sale by Owner in NYC is that they can’t avoid all brokers completely.

How to Sell For Sale by Owner in NYC

By hauseit / June 27, 2019 September 9, 2019

The most important thing home owners need to realize when they try to sell For Sale by Owner in NYC is that they can’t avoid all brokers completely. If you try to exclude brokers and write “no brokers” or “principals …

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Does the Pocket Listing Exist in NYC?

By hauseit / June 20, 2019 June 20, 2019

Yes, pocket listings do exist in NYC although they are far less prevalent than on the West Coast, where the real estate market is overly heated and has been for a very long time. In NYC, the overwhelming majority of …

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Why do buyers bother working with agents? What's co-broking? How can you protect your privacy as a For Sale By Owner seller? Trying to sell your home without an agent in NYC is a daunting task. Watch out for common NYC FSBO seller mistakes in our guide on selling your home without a agent in New York City.

Best Ways to Sell Your Home Without an Agent in NYC

By hauseit / June 20, 2019 September 12, 2019

Homeowners in NYC have it rough. In addition to being harder in NYC than anywhere else in the country to sell your home without an agent, NYC homeowners pay some of the highest seller closing costs in the country due …

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Cooperating with buyer’s agents as a seller in NYC is especially important considering that more than 75% of prospective buyers are represented by buyer brokers.

How to Deal with Buyers’ Agents in NYC

By hauseit / June 19, 2019 September 20, 2019

Cooperating with buyer’s agents as a seller in NYC is especially important considering that more than 75% of prospective buyers are represented by buyer brokers. Failing to market your home to represented buyers essentially deprives your listing of the majority …

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Tips for Selling Your Home For Sale By Owner in Queens

By hauseit / June 11, 2019 June 11, 2019

Selling your home For Sale By Owner in Queens is much easier than selling your home For Sale By Owner (“FSBO”) anywhere else in New York City. Therefore, it’s less important for you to list your home in the MLS (Multiple …

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