Pending
A listing status meaning the home is under contract with a buyer, waiting to close. It's not usually available for new offers.
Your Room opens on this part of the sale, with the offer and everything before it already ticked.
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See how it worksWhere this comes up: under contract
Part 1 of 4
Why a seller cares
Pending tells the market your home is spoken for. Most buyers filter it out, showings usually stop, and the listing sits there until it closes or comes back.
Part 2 of 4
A simple example
Your listing goes pending. Showing requests stop the same day, and the portals show the home as under contract.
| The status | What tends to happen |
|---|---|
| Pending | Showings stop; buyers move on |
| Pending, then back to active | The market notices; the relisting gets a second, harder look |
| Pending, then closed | The listing becomes a comp |
Pending pauses the market for your home. It is not sold yet.
Part 3 of 4
What people get wrong
That pending means done. About one in seven agreements falls out of contract, and pending is where it happens.
Part 4 of 4 · where to read next
Where it appears in the sale
What a definition is, and what it isn't
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In your Room, this word explains itself where it appears.
Your Room defines pending in the step you meet it in, beside the document or the date it belongs to. Free to set up, with an agent or on your own.
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