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How Advisors Can Add Value when Their Client is Selling a Home

Sep 19, 2024

Most homeowners aren’t well-equipped to sell their homes on their own, which is why they hire real estate agents. However, many homeowners also don’t know how to effectively hire an agent, often selecting the first one they speak with and agreeing to commissions of 5-6%.

A Simple Test to Determine if Your Agent is Really on Your Side

Sep 19, 2024

Most homeowners aren’t well-equipped to sell their homes on their own, which is why they hire real estate agents. However, many homeowners also don’t know how to effectively hire an agent, often selecting the first one they speak with and agreeing to commissions of 5-6%.

How to Find the Best Agent for You and Your Home

Sep 19, 2024

As a homeowner, you probably want to hire an agent that will help you get an above average result when selling your house. Isn’t that why you are paying them many thousands of dollars? how then do you separate the agents that really can deliver strong results from the rest?

Thoughts on the NAR Settlement

Apr 3, 2024

You’ve probably seen a recent article talking about how selling your home is about to get a lot less expensive because the NAR lost a multi-billion-dollar lawsuit, and in settling the lawsuit they agreed that home sellers will no longer be required, or even able, to specify broker compensation on the MLS.

Seller Who Used ListWise and Made an Estimated $125,000

Feb 24, 2024

Amber needed to sell her home in Costa Mesa because she had gotten a new job in another city and was looking to be closer to her family. She had a couple of agents in mind that she was interested in using, but she had also read about ListWise and was intrigued by the idea. She reached out to us, and we set up a call to answer her questions and explain the process.

Seller and agent shaking hands as property is sold.

Sep 4, 2023

The outcomes for our early adopters have been fantastic, often setting new neighborhood price records and surpassing homeowners' anticipated sale prices. These successes have yielded essential takeaways for all homeowners...

Woman wondering about her property's value.

Aug 23, 2023

One question that often comes up when discussing real estate commissions is, “Can the established norm of paying 5 or 6% in commissions really change?” Our unequivocal response at Listwise is "Yes." Homeowners have the ability to set the terms of the agreement...

Home Property

May 29, 2023

In 1913, a pivotal year for innovation, Henry Ford introduced the Model T, while the National Association of Real Estate Boards (predecessor to the National Association of Realtors, the “NAR”) implemented a rule requiring agents to divide their commission equally with any Association member who brought a buyer.