def parse_status(soup):
    """Parse the status text from the soup

    Arguments:
        soup: soup object to parse

    Returns:
        status text (string): status text
    """

    return (
        soup.select("div.houseIntro")[0]
        .getText()
        .replace("&nbsp;", " ")
        .replace("<br>", "\n")
        .replace(" ", "")
        .replace("\xa0", "")
        .replace("\r\n", "\n")
    )