POCKET LISTING INFORMATION

Pocket Listings are a real estate marketing method that some sellers prefer to use.

The benefits of a pocket listing to home sellers include:

• Privacy.
• Control.
• Time.
• May save money on commissions.
• May result in higher sales price.
• Convenience.
• Less Hassles.
• Sellers can Test the Waters without tainting property.
• Helps prevent properties from being known as a “Stale” Listing.
• Discourages lookie-loos.
• Buyers are pre-qualified.
• No Open House issues.
• No sign in front of house.
• Keeps thieves from seeing online and at open houses what valuable items are in a home.

The negatives of a pocket listing to home sellers according to MLS Associations may include:

• Not in the Multiple Listing Service (MLS).
• No sign in front of house.
• No Open Houses.

Pocket listings

Smart home sellers are using pocket listings to market their homes. They realize that most homebuyers are facing data overload from the many home buying resources available on the internet. More importantly, many homebuyers are finding online real estate portal data sometimes is inaccurate, outdated, and misleading. By requesting that their REALTOR® use a pocket listing and a service like HomeQT.com/real-estate-agents , home sellers are able to control the information presented to buyers. Sellers are assured that buyers are receiving the correct current information about the size, amenities, availability status, and pricing of their house.

Smart home buyers are taking advantage of pocket listings to find homes that are not listed in the MLS. More importantly, buyers know that by using a pocket listing website, such as HomeQT.com/home-buyers they are using their limited time to find homes for sale using current and accurate information. Home buyers can avoid the frustration of looking at home listing after home listing, and thinking they found the perfect home, only to find out that the home status is incorrect, and has not been recently updated. Rather than wasting time and effort relying on outdated status and pricing information on other real estate portals, it is better to use a pocket listing site such as HomeQT.com to tell agents exactly what they, the home buyer, wants in a home. Agents can let them know about currently available homes that meet their needs, and most importantly, are available to purchase.

Pocket listing price ranges

Pocket listings may be used for properties of any price. Pocket listings are not restricted to the most exclusive high-end homes. In fact, many home buyers are frustrated by the lack of inventory of low to mid-priced homes, and are searching for low to mid-priced homes that are not currently listed in the MLS, or that are “coming soon”.