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Old 05-14-2018, 12:08 PM
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Originally Posted by kgentile1010 View Post
One thing to note is that The Villages realtors only use houses sold by The Villages for comps. We were considering selling, and The Villages realtor told me my house was worth one number. I then looked on realtor.com and saw the identical house with less land, features, etc. and it sold for $50K more than the comps that I got from The Villages realtor. When I asked him, he said that they are only allowed to use comps that were sold by The Villages.

Bottom line, though, what everyone else says is true. If your house is in good condition and it's priced right, it will sell. Good luck!!!!
The real estate agents of The Villages' in-house outfit are Florida licensed real estate agents but they are not Realtors.

"MLS systems set their own rules for membership, access, and sharing of information, but are subject to nationwide rules laid down by NAR or CREA. An MLS may be owned and operated by a real estate company, a county or regional real estate board of realtors or association of realtors, or by a trade association."

I have no idea how the MLS which covers the TV area is operated and what entity owns it. As I understand it the VLS is owned and operated by a developer owned and controlled entity.

OK, I think I found the MLS which covers TV. http://mfrmls.com
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