How selling with flat fee MLS listing brokers can save home sellers thousands.

Home owners looking to save on real estate sales fees may consider Flat Fee MLS listing as an alternative to paying an agent a real estate commission of 5% or more. Unlike traditional real estate brokerage, Flat Fee MLS allows home sellers the option to sell on their own without paying a commission.

Called "Flat Fee" MLS because home sellers are able to place their homes in the same Mutliple Listing Service used by real estate agents and brokers for a one-time fee rather than paying a percentage of the sales price.  The MLS is a database of homes for sale  that is used by Realtor members who cooperate to sell each other’s home  listings.

Because of the rise in home prices, many home owners are looking for alternatives to paying commissions that can easily equal more than the equity in a home. For a fee of somewhere between $300.00 to $1,000.00, home sellers list their home with a flat fee broker.

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