JtR: Pocket listings are mostly mythical around here, because sellers hear that the market is hot and want to test it with open market exposure.

A good article on the subject is here:

http://www.realestateeconomywatch.com/2013/04/cb-previews-international-draws-the-line-on-pocket-listings/

An excerpt:

“If the seller is fully informed and provides written consent not to place their home on the MLS, then I’m not concerned,” said Betty Graham, president of Coldwell Banker Previews International/NRT, the Realogy franchise’s luxury brand.  “But I’m not sure that’s the case in many of the pocket listings I have seen.  The fact is that our first responsibility is a fiduciary responsibility to act in the seller’s best interest and with a pocket listing there is a great potential to violate that fiduciary responsibility.”

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