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What does a listing agent do?
A listing agent is the licensed realtor who sells your house: they price it against your local market, get it photographed and listed, market it to buyers and other agents, run the showings and offers, negotiate, and walk the sale to closing. A good one is local — pricing lives at street level. Through the Realtor Referral Hub you are matched free to the listing partner who covers your metro; the match costs you nothing, and the only fee in the system is the standard 25% referral fee between brokerages if your house sells and closes.
The job, in order
- Price it right: what homes like yours, on streets like yours, actually sold for — not a national algorithm’s guess.
- Present it: photos, the listing itself, and marketing to buyers and to the agents who have them.
- Work the offers: showings, feedback, negotiation, and the contract deadlines after you accept.
- Close it: inspections, appraisal, title — they coordinate the pieces until it funds.
How the match works
Name your city and timeline on the form below. A person at the desk routes your request to the partner who holds your metro — one realtor, not an auction — and you decide after you talk. If the fit is wrong, the desk re-matches you.
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More questions
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