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Do you want to know the status of the house you are planning to show???
There are several things to check under STATUS in our MLS that covers most of the state of Arkansas.
ActiveUnder contractUnder contract before listingTBU   for Take Backup OffersSoldPrice ChangeBack on MarketRentedESCAPE CLAUSEWithdrawnThese options should be used and used truthfully.  If we are going to show property, we don't need to have to hunt down the listing agent to make sure there are no hidden contracts.  It seems to be common in our area to hide the ones that should be marked "escape clause".  They will still show up as "active" in the MLS data and if we see the mark "escape clause" we know there is something that we need to check on.
Escape clause means that someone has a contingency offer on a house.  The contingency is usually that they have to sell their house to buy or any thing other than financing.  The listing agent who allows the contingency contract to be put on the house wants it to be "secret" because if the agents know it, they won't show it! 
What kind of thinking is this????  And how is that fair to me????  They want to trick me and other agents into showing the house????  Then if we work all weekend ... more

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