My contribution to a big article on pocket listings in the OC Register: http://www.ocregister.com/articles/mls-529529-pocket-home.html Other agents say pocket listings are never a good idea. If being on the open market is good enough for Kobe Bryant, arguably the...
Lily got into the pocket-listing conversation yesterday. Note how cagey agents are about their own position of right or wrong. They want to leave the door open in case they have another shot at doing a round-tripper off the grid - the commission is more powerful...
The C.A.R. published more information on pocket listings, summarized here: http://www.mercurynews.com/saratoga/ci_23531360/realtors-share-info-off-mls-listings The real problem isn't getting addressed. The "pocket" realtors usually don't tell the sellers they are...
The state association of realtors (C.A.R.) attempts to address the pocket-listing issue in its latest edition of California Real Estate magazine: http://www.onlinedigitalpubs.com/publication/?i=163273 They describe how agents think that pocket listings are OK, as long...
Enough people have sent this in that I guess it needs to be addressed, but this is what every agent does. The rest of us call it "getting listings", because we do what's best for the seller:...
The California Association of Realtors addressed the 'pocket listings' topic. It took them an hour to boil it down to this - the listing agent is bound by California law to properly explain the benefits of exposing the property on the MLS, and how it is in the...
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:...
