The New Era of Home Selling: What You Must Know in 2025

Navigating today’s real estate market can feel overwhelming. With recent changes in buyer agreements, commissions, and California’s housing laws, it’s crucial to be informed before making a move.

✔ The new buyer-broker agreement—what it means for you as a seller
✔ How commissions are structured and who pays what in today’s market
✔ The impact of CA rent control laws when selling a tenant-occupied property
✔ How under-market rent affects your home’s value
✔ The shifting insurance landscape: costs, coverage, and what it means for homeowners
✔ The real impact of today’s interest rates vs. historical lows

Please feel free to reach out with any questions. We look forward to seeing you there!

-Melissa

Melissa Pilon

Compass | REALTOR® DRE# 01974762

21250 Hawthorne Blvd, Suite 750, Torrance, CA 90503

248.953.8405

www.melissapilonhomes.com

ABOUT MELISSA PILON

Melissa is a Redondo Beach resident and a transplant to the South Bay from the Midwest. Her love of home design, and passion for marketing that gets tangible results, led her to a career in real estate. After working for nearly a decade in the advertising industry, Melissa transitioned into residential real estate.

Using her marketing and operations expertise, Melissa built her own business with systems in place to offer a seamless and elevated experience for her clients. As a residential specialist, Melissa loves helping buyers get into their dream home and helping sellers achieve top dollar. Melissa will be there every step of the way through the entire process. She will provide expert guidance and assistance from the initial consultation, property prep, showings, negotiating the winning offer, and navigating escrow through closing day.

Melissa’s ability to be proactive, think creatively, negotiate and put her client’s interests first helped her succeed and establish a strong reputation in the field. Melissa’s career highlights include being listed as a 2025 Real Estate All-Star in LA Magazine and ranking in RealTrends 2023 Top Solo Real Estate Agents in the US based on sales volume.

Melissa is known for her calm, solutions-focused approach, as well as her deep connection with the South Bay community. She sees herself growing her business and helping more clients sell their homes, while coaching other real estate agents and positively impacting even more people. She believes in the power of supportive networks and values learning from her colleagues and clients to be successful in her career.

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