Posted by admin on March 14th, 2007
IHS Realty Support for Flat Fee MLS Listing Service
Once you’ve decided to select IHS Realty as your partner for a Flat Fee MLS Listing service, we do not stop working for you there.
We offer a wide range of support services along with guidance, tips and resources on how to market and negotiate the best deal for your home.
One simple way we support our clients is by providing a 24/7 answering service for buyer enquiries and as an additional incentive for potential buyers to purchase an IHS flat fee listed home we have partnered with HomeBuyer Connect to offfer valuable discounts and savings when they purchase a flat fee listed home through IHS Realty.
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Posted by admin on March 13th, 2007
The brief answer is "No" but realtors may be reluctant to show your home to prospective buyers they have on their own books if your home does not have a lockbox.
Remember, realtors tend to be on a short schedule so they don’t have very much time on their hands (another reason why you should seriously consider the FSBO Flat Fee MLS Listing route to begin with) - having a lockbox makes your home accessible and convenient for the realtor.
IHS Realty strongly recommends that you use a lockbox to make showing your home simple and easy for everyone involved and increase the home viewings.
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Posted by admin on March 12th, 2007
IHS Realty provides Flat Fee Listing Updates by Email
With IHS realty’s cutting edge use of technology for real estate you can register for our free email service for flat fee MLS listings to be delivered to you as soon as they come on the market.
Why should you be interested in flat fee MLS listings?
The answer is simple - the sellers are saving large amounts of real estate agent commission and have the scope to negotiate price reductions, rebates and contributions to closing costs that tradition real estate agent listing s do not have.
Registration is simple and easy - just follow the link below.
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Posted by admin on February 18th, 2007
Flat Fee MLS is good for Buyers, Sellers and Brokers
The typical real estate model where up to 7% in real estate commission is split between the seller’s and buyer’s realtors is causing an increasing controversy.
With some real estate agents making commissions in the millions, embracing change is not likely - instead the industry would rather see a cull in the number of real estate agents than accept a flat fee commssion arrangement. The exclusivity arrangement in real estate agents contracts means real estate agents control who, what and what commission rate is expected on the MLS - listing on the MLS only costs $35 but real estate agents cite this is only a fraction of the cost involved in marketing a property but putting a price to this is difficult and their is the increasing sneaking suspicion over the value added by the traditional real estate model.
Flat fee brokers providing FSBO’s access to the MLS are by contrast performing well for all concerned, with buyers and sellers not having a high commission getting in the way of closing a deal and flat fee real estate agents gaining business.
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Posted by admin on February 17th, 2007
Doing basic repairs and cosmetic jobs makes a difference to your MLS listing
The first rule in real estate is location, location, location and after that it’s presentation, presentation, presentation!
After booming growth remodeling has dropped off in the same way as construction and sales, and with a budget think about what will have the greatest impact on selling your home and making it more attractive to a potential buyer.
Think from a buyers point of view - first impressions count, tidy the yard, paint the siding and fencing and generally clear up. Doing this will give youa greater appreciation of your homes selling features for listing on the MLS.
Internally, consider the paintwork and tidy up what may not neccessarily be apparent - sparkling clean windows, remove pet odors (in fact remove all pet paraphanalia) and clean up juniors toys.
Before you consider major remodelling, make sure that all the basic repairs are completed before moving on to other improvements - fix the guttering, facias, roof before tacking on a garage for instance. The fact that repairs have been done gives you the basis for adding further selling features for your homes MLS listing.
If you are considering converting a room think about who you are likely to be selling too - a young family means they may want a nursery or extra bedroom rather than a home office. Consider who your target market is before you undertake such improvements and think about how you will featuring them on the MLS.
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