When foreclosures are listed in MLS... (foreclosure, agent, sale, offer)
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...Why are no pictures of the houses ever shown? How can one even know if they are in the least bit interested if there is almost no data? I can understand that a foreclosure specialist would be needed to help the uninitiated navigate the details of purchase, but it makes no sense to me that a picture of the front of the house is not shown to the general public. Why does there need to be such a big mystery?
...Why are no pictures of the houses ever shown? How can one even know if they are in the least bit interested if there is almost no data? I can understand that a foreclosure specialist would be needed to help the uninitiated navigate the details of purchase, but it makes no sense to me that a picture of the front of the house is not shown to the general public. Why does there need to be such a big mystery?
Most foreclosures "Here" have photos on MLS.
However, again "Here," the listing agent has 48 hours after going Active with the listing to upload 3 photos, one of which must be an exterior shot.
The bigger mystery to me is why listing agents are allowed to conceal that a listing IS a foreclosure. Many do.
The bigger mystery to me is why listing agents are allowed to conceal that a listing IS a foreclosure.
The bigger mystery to me is why realtor.com doesn't have a filter for them...
to exclude the distraction from those not interested or to help the interested to find them.
In my area, Foreclosures and Short Sale must be disclosed in the MLS. However, that information isn't necessarily populated to the public version of the listing. As long as it's part of the agent listing, it's fine.
Pictures of foreclosures are usually very bad, so putting pictures in the MLS aren't going to help it sell. In my MLS, a picture is required to be uploaded, but only 1.
The bigger mystery to me is why realtor.com doesn't have a filter for them...
to exclude the distraction from those not interested or to help the interested to find them.
It is very difficult to filter that which is not identified.
especially so when it isn't even among the choices available to be filtered for
But, Realtor.com pulls from MLS. In our MLS, probably a third of foreclosures are not noted as such.
If you had the filter, you would still see those listings on Realtor.com.
Of course, a good IDX site would offer the foreclosure and short sale filter. It would also have the same problem, i.e., the integrity of the MLS data feed corrupted by concealment of foreclosures.
Realtor.com is just Trulia or Zillow with a more legit sounding name. Still a poor substitute for searching directly from the MLS which consumers can do in most MLS systems. Side benefit is not having to look at all the glamor shot realtor ads.
Realtor.com is just Trulia or Zillow with a more legit sounding name. Still a poor substitute for searching directly from the MLS which consumers can do in most MLS systems. Side benefit is not having to look at all the glamor shot realtor ads.
Right.
It is always best to use a real estate site to get real estate information.
Advertising sites like those are for reading advertising.
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