In this case, they wanted to “test” the market without fully launching their home for sale. In another case, the owners of a $3mm gated estate in Marin County asked me to add their home to my list of Marin pocket listings. Down the road, it is likely that this home, like some other pocket listings in Marin, will convert to a regular home for sale on the MLS. As I write this article, I have one such listing - the client is not quite ready to sell her home but if the right buyer comes along at the right price, she might decide it’s time to sell, so she has requested that I treat her home for the time being as a pocket listing. A seller may ask their real estate agent to withhold their home for sale from the broader market, and treat it as a Marin pocket listing, advertised only via word of mouth and to specific, targeted buyers. There are many reasons for Marin pocket listings. Your next question might be – why would a home seller in Marin not want to expose their property to the most buyers possible? “Almost But Not Quite Ready to Sell My Home…” Pocket listings are homes that are for sale but are not on the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) so therefore do not show up in searches on websites such as this one.

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