Not ROFR thread - general discussion

[juliebee]

Do any other people google their sellers because you're nosy.....or am I the only weirdo?

I did! The owners of my Boulder Ridge contract were original owners and had two daughters. One of the daughters grew up and went on to own a travel agency specializing in Disney. I thought that was super sweet and made me think that DVC grew her into a Disney adult

 

[JackosinDIS]

Has anyone else noticed recently that the majority (or at least a large chunk) of listings with https://www.fidelityrealestate.com/ are just duplicates of listings. Like they are advertising for a third party broker? Trying to figure out why they would do that.

 

[Brian Noble]

I suspect they are non-exclusive listings. Some brokers allow that. So the owner might be willing to list in more than one place. That might also be true for things owned by the broker themselves.

 

[AstroBlasters]

Has anyone else noticed recently that the majority (or at least a large chunk) of listings with https://www.fidelityrealestate.com/ are just duplicates of listings. Like they are advertising for a third party broker? Trying to figure out why they would do that.

Yes, it somewhat distorts the market.

 

[pzw90]

Has anyone else noticed recently that the majority (or at least a large chunk) of listings with https://www.fidelityrealestate.com/ are just duplicates of listings. Like they are advertising for a third party broker? Trying to figure out why they would do that.

If you look on fidelitys site, there is no listing agent on those, for me that’s a giveaway for which ones are cross listed. Think they have some agreement to get more eyes on it and some commission split

 

[HyperspaceMountainPilot]

If you look on fidelitys site, there is no listing agent on those, for me that’s a giveaway for which ones are cross listed. Think they have some agreement to get more eyes on it and some commission split

Think about it from the perspective of a sophisticated commercial renter seller getting out: sure, the most savvy buyers user aggregators and know how the find all contracts, but they are looking for the new buyer willing to overpay for stripped contracts, so listing on more sites helps find one.