How do you determine if a Realtor is faking a home sale or sale amount to undersell competition?

There isn't a Federal sales tax but the individual States and Cities have different ways of taxing the sale. For instance in NC there is a Transfer tax when you sell your home.

An economic indicator of both the number and prices of existing single-family homes, condos and co-op sales over a one-month period. The existing home sales report is released monthly by the U.S....

Some lenders do have programs that allow for a customer to perform a refinance if the house is on the market. You just need to call your local lender to see if they can help you. Another option,...

no. the sale price is whatever the two parties agree on. The appraised value is just that, a value that someone appraised the value to be. (Although the lender does put more value on the appraised...

Make sure you ask how old the roof is. That is a major expense that people forget to ask about (it needs to be replaced roughly every 30 years). Also, how old the heater/AC, appliances, etc......