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Winston Salem | Consumer Guide: Alternative Listing Options

 

NOTE: Consumer guides do not constitute any change in NAR policy. Real estate professionals must ensure they market properties consistent with relevant MLS rules and educate sellers on the choices available.

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NAR’s new MLS policy is being implemented across the country through September 30, 2025. Please note that delayed marketing exempt listings may not be available in all markets until that date.

Home sellers looking to market their homes may have different preferences for how they do so. An agent who is a REALTOR® can help you craft a marketing strategy that best suits your needs. Here are the basics: 

What role do MLS's play in marketing a home?

Multiple Listing Services (MLSs) are online platforms that compile home listings from brokerages in a given market. MLSs can help sellers reach the largest pool of prospective buyers, as they allow other agents to see, share, and promote homes for sale. MLSs also share listings with public, consumer-facing websites that collect and display available homes for sale. Many MLSs require that your agent add your home listing within one business day after your property is publicly marketed (for example, putting a "For Sale" sign in the yard or posting about your home on social media), which ensures equal opportunity and access and promotes fair housing. 

What if I want certain control over where and how my listing is shown?

There are options for sellers who would like to limit the exposure of their home listing for privacy or other reasons. NAR calls these "exempt listings," and there are two types:

• Office Exclusive Exempt Listing: This type of listing means that your property will not be shared on an MLS or publicly marketed. It will only be available to other agents at your listing agent's brokerage. While your agent may still need to submit your listing to the MLS to comply with local MLS requirements, it will not be visible to other agents with MLS access.
• Delayed Marketing Exempt Listing: This type of listing means that your property will be shared on an MLS, but it will not be available for others to advertise through IDX and Syndication for a set period of time (aka the "delayed marketing" period, which varies locally). IDX and Syndication are advertising mechanisms which allow others to advertise listings on their public, consumer-facing websites. You may have browsed some of these sites yourself! While your property is in the delayed marketing period, you and your agent can advertise your home as much or as little as you'd like, in any manner you'd like (e.g., listing broker's website, yard signs, ads in the paper, etc.). Your agent will work with you to determine the right approach for you and your home.

How will my agent find buyers through an office exclusive listing?

Sellers who choose to pursue the office exclusive route can find buyers directly through the listing firm. This means that buyer's agents at the firm with clients who may be interested in purchasing the home can connect with the listing agent to discuss an offer.

How will my agent find buyers through a delayed marketing listing?

During the delayed marketing period, home sellers and their listing agents can still market the listing to buyers in a way that fits the sellers' needs and goals. Buyer's agents with access to the MLS will see your delayed marketing listing and can reach out to your listing agent if the buyer's agents believe their clients may be interested in purchasing your home.

What is the first step if I want to pursue an exempt listing option?

If you determine you'd like to pursue an office exclusive or delayed marketing exempt listing, your agent will ask you to sign a disclosure in which you will acknowledge that you are waiving the benefits of the MLS and/or public marketing—either entirely or for a set period of time (through IDX and syndication). 

Practices may vary based on state and local law. Consult your real estate professional and/or an attorney for details about state law where you are purchasing a home. Please visit facts.realtor for more information and resources.

Winston Salem | Consumer Guide: Seller Concessions

 As a home seller, you have choices when deciding how to market your property, including whether you’d like to offer concessions to attract buyers or close a deal. Here’s what you need to know as you consider whether this approach is right for you:

What are seller concessions and why make them?

A concession is when a seller pays for certain costs associated with purchasing a home for the buyer. Concessions could make your property more attractive to buyers or lead to a better or faster offer. Concessions also help make home ownership more accessible for buyers by reducing upfront expenses, so buyers with limited cash reserves may be able to stretch their budget further.

What are some examples of concessions I can offer?

You have options. Concessions can include covering costs associated with a title search, loan origination, inspection, homeowners’ associations, real estate taxes, or home repairs and updates. They can also be used to cover fees for professionals like agents and appraisers.

How do seller concessions work?

Concessions can be advertised upfront or negotiated as part of a home purchase agreement. In the agreement, a concession is often written as a specific dollar amount. Seller concessions usually aren’t binding until they are put in a contract like a purchase agreement.

What’s the difference between a concession and an offer of compensation?

Concessions can cover a variety of costs or fees for a buyer associated with purchasing a home, whereas an offer of compensation is specifically when the seller or their agent agrees to compensate a buyer’s agent for bringing a buyer who successfully closes the transaction. Read more about offers of compensation.

How do I tell buyers I’m offering concessions?

Concessions can be advertised publicly, shared on a Multiple Listing Service (MLS)—an online platform that compiles home listings from different sources—or discussed during purchase negotiations. Keep in mind that not all MLSs allow concessions to be advertised, and some only allow you to indicate whether you are offering a concession with a simple “yes” or “no.” If you choose to put a concession on an MLS, it must be written as the total sum of all concessions offered and can’t be conditioned on the use of, or payment to, a buyer’s agent.

Is there a limit to the concessions I can offer?

Yes. The limit on the total value of concessions you can offer depends on the terms set by the buyer’s lender and state law. However, any payment you offer toward the buyer’s broker’s fee is excluded from limits set by the buyer’s lender and must be made off-MLS.

How do I know what option is best for me?

When you work with an agent who is a REALTOR®, you are working with a professional guided by ethical duties under the REALTOR® Code of Ethics, including the pledge to protect and promote the interests of their clients. Your agent will work with you to weigh your options, answer questions, and develop a strategy you are confident in. Read more about REALTORS®’ duty to put client interests above their own.

Courtesy of National Assoc. of Realtors

Practices may vary based on state and local law. Consult your real estate professional and / or an attorney for details about state law where you are purchasing a home. Please visit facts.realtor for more information and

New Listing - 2186 Benwicke Drive - Pfafftown

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Highly sought after Robinhood west community.  Oversized fenced back yard and covered patio for entertaining.  Some features include:  New roof 2021, new gas logs 2024, new raised vanity and quartz countertop in master bath, septic tank recently pumped 2025, new HVAC installed 2024, new windows 2019       

4 bedrooms

2.5 baths

2 car garage 

Many enhancements made

$445,000

New Lising for Sale - 3045 Greenhouse Drive Winston Salem, NC

 

$389,000

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Very Private spacious 3-bedroom 2.5 bath home with living room, kitchen, dining room and den.   Ample parking with 3 car garage attached and 2 car garage detached.   Large deck overlooking covered pool which has Pool house with bathroom.  New windows, new roof just 3 years old, new plumbing within 3 years.  1.46 acres with Fenced back yard.  much of home has been remodeled.   Professional photos and square footage layout on the way. Lastly, there is a Generac generator in the house.  It is built in and cost was $15,000.

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Winston Salem = New Rules in Place When Buyer with CASH for an LLC

Information courtesy of  Tiffany Webber of Thomas and Webber