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Trying to take a summer break? Here is how to step away without losing deals.

  • 5 days ago
  • 2 min read

By late summer, a lot of agents finally try to take their own break, and they've earned it. The problem is the market doesn't take the week off with you. Buyers keep touring, deals keep moving, and inquiries keep landing in your inbox whether you're at your desk or on a beach. The agents who actually unplug are the ones who set up coverage before they leave, not the ones running their pipeline from their phone at dinner.


THIS WEEK'S PRO TIP:

TREAT AUGUST DEADLINES AS FIXED, NOT FLEXIBLE


  • Every family buyer trying to move in before the school year has a hard date in their head. Get ahead of it. Confirm your inspection and closing timelines now, and flag any deal where the calendar is tight so nothing surprises you in mid-August.



Speed matters more than usual right now. A buyer racing a deadline won't wait days for a showing or a callback. The agents who answer fast and keep every appointment are the ones who hold these deals together.


When you're busy: If deadline-driven buyers are stretching you thin, don't let a showing wait. Post your same-day showing and coverage needs on KeyPleaz® so an agent in your brokerage can be there within the hour while you keep your other deals moving.


When you're available: Late summer is full of agents who need someone dependable, right now. Open KeyPleaz® to claim same-day showings and coverage, the urgent work that pays well and is easy to fit into an open week.


MARKET NEWS PULSE


The back-to-school stretch is one of the most deadline-driven windows of the year, and this summer's market rewards agents who move fast. Pending sales have climbed for seven straight months per Realtor.com, and buyers are following through at higher rates than last year. Inventory sits near 1.1 million listings nationally, still about 11 percent below pre-pandemic norms, so choice has improved but the right home still moves. Rates are holding in the mid-6s per Freddie Mac. For families racing a move-in date, hesitation is the enemy, and so is a slow agent.

QUICK STAT OF THE WEEK


78 percent of homebuyers end up working with the first agent who responds to their inquiry, but the typical agent takes more than 15 hours to respond per industry studies. For a family racing a back-to-school deadline, that gap is the whole game. Whoever answers first usually wins.


Open the app to cover your logistics while you're gone!



 
 
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