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For realtors & buyer's agents

Know your buyer's real ceiling before the first showing

NestCost gives you an honest, lender-grade read on each buyer — readiness score, true budget ceiling, and cash-to-close — so nobody falls in love with a house $80K above their number. The hard conversation happens once, up front, on paper.

Your workspace

Every buyer, one honest number each — at a glance

Your client pipeline

Sample · 3 active buyers
A

Alex Rivera

Share the readiness report before the first showing

Ready

Score

82

J

Jordan Blake

Credit paydown underway — unlocks ~$22K more (est. 3 mo)

Building

Score

64

S

Sam Patel

Needs $9K more cash — $15K in grants match this profile

Approving

Score

74

You get an alert when a client's score or ceiling moves — so tour lists never drift above the real number.

Inside a buyer's report

What you and your buyer see together before touring — sample data for "Alex"

Readiness Snapshot

39/100

Financially ready to buy

Max purchase ≈ $462,000

Your Finances

Annual Income

$118,000

Stable W-2 · 2+ years

Monthly Debts

$410

DTI 6% of gross income

Savings on Hand

$38,500

≈ 12 months reserves

Credit Score

742

Very good tier

Score Breakdown

Affordability · 30%
84
Credit · 25%
90
Cash to Close · 25%
76
Debt Load · 15%
82
Income Stability · 5%
80

Suggested Price Bands

Conservative

26% front-end

$380K

Balanced

30% front-end

$462K

Stretch

36% front-end

$498K

Cash to close (balanced)

$31K

Readiness Checklist

Credit score 620+
DTI under 43%
Cash to close saved
Stable income documented
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Score Progress

Is this buyer moving toward ready — or stalling?

NestScore History

How readiness changed across 4 scans

Latest

82

+18

Ready

May 3Jun 14Jul 9Aug 3056657490Strong (75)

How agents use it

Three steps — from invite to offer

Step 1

Invite your buyer

They run a 5-minute scan; you see their readiness score, real budget ceiling, and cash-to-close — with the scopes they choose to share.

Step 2

Reset expectations before the first showing

Send the readiness report so the ceiling is the first conversation — not a $80K heartbreak at offer time. Everybody tours within the real number.

Step 3

Stay current, automatically

When their score, savings, or ceiling moves, you get an alert — so your showing list and offer strategy always match today's numbers.

Market context

Ground every price conversation in the same data

Market Pulse — TX

Median Price

$412,000

+2.4% YoY

Days on Market

38

More negotiating room

Months Supply

3.1

Balanced market

Market Temp

Balanced

Slightly favoring buyers

  • Median list price $412K — up 2.4% year-over-year.
  • Days on market averaging 38, giving buyers more negotiating room.
  • Months of supply at 3.1 — a balanced market.

Mortgage Rates

30-Year Fixed

6.85%

15-Year Fixed

6.12%

7/1 ARM

6.45%

FHA 30-Year

6.75%

Freddie Mac PMMS · sample snapshot

Stop having the ceiling conversation at offer time

Set up your Pro workspace, invite a buyer, and share their first readiness report before the next showing.

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