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Active With Contract

Florida MLS's oddest status: the home is under contract but still shows as active.

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Quick definition
'Active With Contract' (AWC) is a Florida MLS status meaning the seller has an accepted contract but is still soliciting backup offers — often because the contract carries contingencies the seller isn't confident in (financing, sale-of-home, inspection). It differs from 'Pending,' where the seller has stopped marketing. You can still view and submit a backup offer on an AWC listing; it takes first position only if the primary contract dies.

AWC vs. pending

Both mean a contract exists. The difference is the seller's posture: AWC keeps the listing in active search results and invites backups; pending withdraws it from marketing. Sellers choose AWC when the deal has meaningful fall-through risk — a long financing timeline, an unresolved inspection negotiation, or a buyer still selling their own home.

What it means for buyers

An AWC home isn't gone. A backup offer, properly drafted, contractually queues you if the first contract terminates — without obligating you to wait forever (backup addenda include your own exit rights). In our failed-listing data, a meaningful share of contracts do fall through, which is precisely why the status exists.

What it means for the market data

Because AWC listings sit in 'active' counts on consumer portals, raw active-listing tallies overstate what's truly available. Our market pages separate true availability using under-contract shares — one of the recorded inputs on each community's page.

Common questions.

Can I make an offer on an active-with-contract home?
Yes — as a backup offer that takes effect only if the existing contract terminates. Backup addenda also preserve your right to withdraw before activation.
Why would a seller choose AWC instead of pending?
To keep collecting insurance against fall-through: contingency-heavy contracts fail often enough that staying visible for backups is rational.
Do AWC homes count as active inventory?
They appear in active counts on many portals, which inflates apparent supply. Under-contract share is the correction — we publish it at community grain.
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