short sale commission: Will a Buyer's Agent Tell a Buyer Not to Buy Her Dream Home Because the Agent is Not Paid Enough? - 02/27/12 11:23 PM
The thing about being a Sacramento short sale agent is the surprises just keep coming. No matter that I've been in the business for more than 35 years, I still haven't heard it all. Even though I've been selling short sales pretty much exclusively going on 7 years. See, one of the reasons I write this blog is because there is an abundance of new stuff every single day to blog about. There's always something horrible happening. It's the way of the short sale, grasshopper.
For starters, all of my listings contain verbiage in MLS that discloses to buyer's agents the … (7 comments)

short sale commission: Does the Bank Pay All of the Costs and Fees in a Short Sale? - 06/08/11 03:05 AM
I see such outlandish advertising in Sacramento about short sales. Agents put out marketing pieces that say all services free to homeowner. Hate to burst their bubble, but our short sale services are not free to the homeowner. Or, agents will advertise that there is no cost to the seller because the bank pays everything, including commission. Excuse me? The bank does not own the house.
One of the biggest worries that sellers have is whether they will have to pay the commission. It's a big chunk. No doubt about it. As a Sacramento short sale agent, I have the lucky … (7 comments)

short sale commission: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to a Sacramento Short Sale Approval - 03/10/11 03:00 AM
Not every Sacramento short sale agent processes a file in the same manner. Heck, some of the agents in Sacramento who list a short sale have no idea what they're doing and have never negotiated a shorts sale before but, regardless, there are certain rules everybody must follow. One of those rules is when an agent receives a short sale approval letter, that agent must send the letter to the buyer's agent within 3 days.
More important, if the commission has been reduced from the compensation offered in MLS, the listing agent must also send page 1 of her listing agreement … (9 comments)

 
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Elizabeth Weintraub Sacramento Broker

Put 40 years of experience to work for you

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Broker-Associate at RE/MAX Gold, Midtown and Sierra Oaks Sacramento office. Co-partner Weintraub & Wallace Realtors. Selling since 1974. Homebuying expert at The Balance. Weintraub & Wallace sells homes from Galt to Lincoln.
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Author Bio: Elizabeth Weintraub is a Sacramento real estate broker, author, home buying expert for The Balance, a Land Park resident, who specializes not only in older, classic homes in Land Park, Curtis Park, Midtown and East Sacramento but sells extensively from Elk Grove to Lincoln. Weintraub is prominently known as the #1 Sacramento Short Sale agent throughout the Sacramento four-county area. Call Elizabeth Weintraub at 916.233.6759. Put 40+ years of real estate experience to work for you.



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