June 17th 2019: This week we are excited to announce the launch of Generation 2, the newest version of Disclosures.io. Generation 2 is a powerhouse of every feature that you’ve come to know and love plus a ton of new functionality. Disclosures.io is the fastest, easiest way to prepare disclosures for your listing, track activity and manage the offers process.
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Major insurance carriers have stopped covering high-fire-risk areas and flood zones. If you’re in-contract on a home and the buyer finds out that the home is uninsurable or that the premium is astronomical, it will be a surprise that can throw a wrench into your would-be smooth transaction.
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Side is on the forefront of taking agent-centric to the next level and a brokerage that you haven’t heard of for good reason. Side is, “agent-forward”. If you’re familiar with California Real Estate, you may have heard of some of the brands that they’ve partnered with - Thrive, City, Elevation, Real Estate Experts, Portfolio, and many more.
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Anna Coles knows how important it is to have the right agent represent you. But, Anna has a deeper yet simple insight to share: your agent is just one individual of a team of should-be experts. As a buyer, you need to be aware of all the moving parts, the legal and tax implications, and everything that comes along with signing on that dotted line.
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Guest Post: Craig Ackerman, Top 1% in sales volume of all SF Realtors.
The offer we received on the home was $141,000 over the asking price. With no inspection contingencies. The trustees accepted the offer and were very pleased. Because of that success, the estate asked me and my team to upgrade and sell a property in San Mateo County.
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Dave has an ambitious goal for 2019; he plans on doubling his transactions from 38 to 75. Some might approach this challenge by scaling their team, adding Inside Sales Associates and Buyer’s Agents, but not Dave.
Dave Silva, a Team Leader at RE/MAX Gold in Rocklin CA is laser-focused on efficiency.
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Buyer competition for Bay Area Real Estate is still undoubtably on the rise! We’re going to cover a few simple ways that top producing Listing Agents take control of the offer process. We’ll go over some of the current challenges with managing the offers process, and of course, the new tactics and tools that top agents and teams use to expedite the busy work, monitor diligence behavior, and keep sellers educated on each offer submission and the history of the interested buyers.
Natural Hazard Disclosures (NHD’s) - As an agent, it’s your duty to protect your client’s best interest throughout the home sale process. Which means knowing the ins and outs of the NHD report (including the fine print). In fact, agents share equal liability in disclosing Natural Hazards. Even if you are representing the buyer, you need to be confident in the NHD report selected by the Listing Agent…
I was a real estate agent for 7 years in San Francisco and with every listing I encouraged the sellers (my clients) to disclose as much as possible about the property because it would result in the best possible price and a faster transaction. In other words, it protected them… it was best practices.
What separates a Top Agent from the rest?
They know the market better than anyone else!
Bay Area Brokers, Sales Managers, and their Agents use this simple tool to secure more listings: Hyperlocal Market Insights (HMI) by Disclosures.io.
