

They offer a wide range of options to get exposure for the homeowner’s property. “Home sellers today are often approached with a variety of marketing strategies from potential listing agents. I couldn’t have said it better myself and he has much more authority… A pocket listing is a slang term used in the real estate industry and addressed by Sam Debord, a managing broker of Seattle Homes Group with Coldwell Banker, Danforth, and a state director for Washington Realtors.Īccording to Debord, a pocket listing is a strategy for selling a home that limits the exposure of the listing “to just a small pool of potential buyers and to not publish it on the local MLS for all buyers to see.”ĭebord had this to say about pocket listings that I find worth sharing. If you’ve been around a REALTOR® you may have heard him/her refer to a “pocket listing.” They may have even tried to persuade you to let them list your house as a pocket listing.
