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Does the value of my home affect the commission that I pay?

Does the commission rate that is paid change with the value of the home? Do more expensive homes have a lower or higher commission percentage?

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Selling within 5 yrs. Vote Yes or no to transfer fee ?

Selling within 5 years does Building is proposing a vote on an amendment For new owners to pay 3,000 1 time transfer fee It is supposed to offset future work costs, maintenance etc. I won’t receive the long term benefits. We could get a big unexpected assessment and perhaps this is how they plan to deal with it. Would this affect sale ability and potential value of my unit in the future?

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My father finished paying off the mortgage on the house ?

And now I sold the house. what happens now? I wasn't aware that I had to tell the lender that I was going to sell the house. what do I do now?

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Splitting with partner. How do I get my share of the house?

My partner and I own a house together. However, I paid the entire downpayment. We're splitting up and my partner is insisting that we split the proceeds 50/50. But I should get a bigger percentage of the sale, since I paid the downpayment. What are my options for getting my fair share? If my partner refuses, do I need to hire a lawyer?

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Is four years too long to spend with a realtor?

My husband started a new medical practice in Rochester Ny back in 2020. So we rent a condo there for him. Our family home is in PA with 3 years left for our last child to graduate HS before I move permanently to NY. We have been working with the same realtor in Rochester since 2020 have made multiple offers over the 4 years to no avail. He’s nice. My husband likes him. We mostly find our own listings to view online, occ he sends an email with a listing. But I’m frustrated! I don’t know what to do here. We made an offer last year on a house that would work for us for full price $895,000. The seller turned down our offer saying he now wanted 1.2 million because he thought he would get a bidding war. He didn’t get any other offers, so he took it off the market. He put it back in the market this June for 1.1 million. We did not know it was back on but I feel our realtor should have known and told us. It sold a few days later for $900,000. Only $5,000 more than our previous offer! This past week called our realtor to ask about an home that just came on the market wanting to know the area ext, our realtor sent us an email back saying it looked perfect for us. He Set up a showing for 2 days later we were so excited and planned to do whatever we could to get this one. Then the next day we were notified that an offer was accepted so no showing. We were heartbroken..until my husband mentioned this area to a co worker at the hospital who said oh yeah that house is 1/4 mile or less from A Nuclear Power plant. What?? How could our realtor not know this info? We would never been ok with a nuclear pop so close to a development and not have gotten excited then heartbroken then confused here. I feel like our realtor should have told us about this before the showing was even set up as I asked about the area since it was in Ontario and not Rochester. Something def feels wrong here. I know we have 3 years left to find something but we do t want to be stuck on that 3rd year, plus me having to look everyday on Realor.com, I gave a job myself and college kids, a hs kid, it feels like I’m the realtor not him. And neither is us are getting anywhere!!

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how can a foreigner buy a house in usa?

how can a foreigner buy a house in usa? what are the requirements for a foreigner to buy a house in the usa?

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Why does the seller pay all the commission?

It seems unfair that the entire commission falls on the seller. Why do they have to pay their agent and the buyer's agent?

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How do I find an agent to help me sell my business?

Looking for person to communicate with to obtain information about how to sell my business.

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Do you pay taxes when you sell a house?

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What if I owe money after selling my house?

I've owned my house for 4 years, but want to move. I've paid on my mortgage, but what if I don't get enough money from the sale of the house to pay the mortgage, my realtor and the closing costs. I want to buy another place with the money from the sale of this house.

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