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Advice for Selling Your Home For Sale By Owner in Brooklyn

By Sonja Gosine, Spokesperson at Hauseit® / July 20, 2016

Should I avoid all Realtors when I sell my home For Sale By Owner in Brooklyn? Absolutely not. This is an extremely foolish idea if you wish to successfully sell your home For Sale By Owner in Brooklyn. If you’re looking [...]

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Download a sample REBNY Submit Offer Form for NYC in PDF or Excel Format. Learn how to submit a real estate offer on a condo, coop or house in NYC.

Sample Submit Offer Form

By Sonja Gosine, Spokesperson at Hauseit® / July 17, 2016

A Submit Offer Form is a common requirement when submitting an offer on a condo, co-op or townhouse in NYC. While co-op listing agents may request a REBNY Financial Statement in addition to (or in lieu of) a Submit Offer

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Looking to succeed as a Brooklyn FSBO seller? You need to make sure you understand these key tips before selling your condo or coop in NYC.

Tips to succeed as a Brooklyn FSBO Seller

By Sonja Gosine, Spokesperson at Hauseit® / July 14, 2016

As a traditional Brooklyn FSBO seller you will face many challenges in receiving full buyer exposure for your home listing. Not only will you experience harassment and solicitation from junior agents without buyers, but you’ll also face confusion on which

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Need to prepare a real estate deal sheet for your NYC FSBO sale? Learn how to prepare and send a deal sheet in NYC. Use our Excel deal sheet template.

Sample Deal Sheet

By Sonja Gosine, Spokesperson at Hauseit® / July 13, 2016

Congratulations on accepting an offer on your property in NYC! As a next step in the NYC FSBO Closing Process, you will need to prepare and circulate a deal sheet (transaction information sheet). In this article, we explain how to prepare a

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It's traditionally been very hard to sell your home for sale by owner in Manhattan. Are there any ways to do so today without paying 6% commission?

How to Sell Your Home For Sale By Owner in Manhattan

By Sonja Gosine, Spokesperson at Hauseit® / June 28, 2016

Selling a home For Sale By Owner in Manhattan has traditionally been an impossible feat. Despite the rise of popular internet real estate search websites like StreetEasy, the average real estate commission in NYC has stayed stubbornly high at 5-6%

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Are Real Estate Agent Commissions Negotiable in NYC?

By Sonja Gosine, Spokesperson at Hauseit® / June 19, 2016

Before the advent of the Agent Assisted FSBO and 1% for Full Service listing options, the answer to are real estate agent commissions negotiable in NYC would most certainly have been no. So, why aren’t real estate agent commissions more

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Bad Real Estate Agents in NYC

By Sonja Gosine, Spokesperson at Hauseit® / June 13, 2016

With over 50,000 licensed real estate agents in New York City there are bound to be some bad real estate agents in NYC. What are some of the most egregious examples we’ve encountered? Bad real estate agents in NYC listing

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Why Are New York City Real Estate Commissions so High?

By Sonja Gosine, Spokesperson at Hauseit® / February 22, 2016

NYC vs. London - Real Estate Commissions Are you looking to sell your NYC apartment and find yourself asking why New York City real estate commissions are so high? You’ll likely be both surprised and disappointed to learn that New York City

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