Sellers sometimes decide to handle their home sale on their own in order to avoid paying a commission, a type of real estate transaction known as For Sale by Owner (FSBO). Of course, readers of this blog will know that FSBO generally results in little to no financial benefit for the seller, as the lack of commission is offset by a reduction in sale price. In fact, once you consider the significant amount of time and stress that goes into selling a home, hiring an agent for a neutral net profit seems like a no-brainer. Luckily, the 2018 edition of the Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers shows that home sellers are paying attention, as the proportion of FSBO transactions fell to a new record low this year!
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Recent trends in the nation's housing market, such as rising interest rates, a lack of inventory, and low affordability, have together contributed to a minor slowdown over the course of the last several months. Although these issues aren't exactly fun, it is important to remember that they represent a needed correction to the unsustainably high rate of home price growth which had been ongoing in many cities across the country. With that being said, the National Association of Realtor's 
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