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Team Donovan Listings Sell for More

Posted by Team Donovan on June 22nd, 2016

Every home seller dreams of closing the sale of their property quickly and at a final price that’s as high as the asking price. Of course, a home buyer wants to get that same property for a price as far below the asking price as possible. Where the two parties meet depends on many variables, starting with the overall market condition. 

The key to getting the most money out of your Orlando home is to price it appropriately from the start. Some home sellers want to list high, but this strategy can backfire. If you don’t get any offers, your home could languish on the market for many months and you could wind up selling for a greater discount than if it was priced right to start. 

Pricing your home correctly from the very beginning will help ensure a…

What is the Orlando MLS?

Posted by Team Donovan on November 18th, 2015

MLS stands for Multiple Listing Service.  It’s a live, online database of homes for sale in the United States that is compiled by local real estate agents. Think of it like a giant property warehouse. When property is available for sale, it goes into the warehouse. When the property is sold, it gets removed from the warehouse.

The MLS actually got its start in the late 1800s, when real estate brokers gathered at the offices of their local associations to share information about the properties they were trying to sell. These brokers agreed to compensate each other, any time one of them helped to sell a property to another broker – and thus, the first MLS was born!  

Today, there are hundreds of MLS organizations doing business all across the country.…