Flat Fee MLS, For Sale By Owner, Home Buyer Rebates » discount broker https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog Now, There's A Smarter Way to Buy or Sell Your Home - Bloomkey Wed, 03 Mar 2010 01:41:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Sellers Can List On The MLS Without A Broker Representative https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/12/24/sellers-can-list-on-the-mls-without-a-broker-representative/ https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/12/24/sellers-can-list-on-the-mls-without-a-broker-representative/#comments Mon, 25 Dec 2006 05:44:23 +0000 admin http://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/12/24/sellers-can-list-on-the-mls-without-a-broker-representative/ You can talk directly to the buyer or his agent It is still perfectly legal to utilize the services of a "discount broker". Flat Fee MLS Listings are still legal in the state of TX. (and quite effective according to the actual #’s) A property may be shown by a buyer’s agent without the presence of [...]

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]]> https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/12/24/sellers-can-list-on-the-mls-without-a-broker-representative/feed/ 0 New Book Focuses on How to Compete with Flat Fee Brokers https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/05/24/new-book-focuses-on-how-to-compete-with-flat-fee-brokers/ https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/05/24/new-book-focuses-on-how-to-compete-with-flat-fee-brokers/#comments Wed, 24 May 2006 15:33:50 +0000 admin http://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/05/24/new-book-focuses-on-how-to-compete-with-flat-fee-brokers/ Author Danielle Babb has announced she will be releasing her book, "Commissions at Risk: A Real Estate Professionals Guide to Beating Online Competition," in October 2006. This book will help position agents on how to re-invent thier business based on the use of technology. The book comes as a response to the growing popularity of "low cost and flat [...]

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]]> https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/05/24/new-book-focuses-on-how-to-compete-with-flat-fee-brokers/feed/ 0 America is Heading to the Internet to Search Real Estate https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/05/11/america-is-heading-to-the-internet-to-search-real-estate/ https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/05/11/america-is-heading-to-the-internet-to-search-real-estate/#comments Thu, 11 May 2006 21:23:36 +0000 admin http://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/05/11/america-is-heading-to-the-internet-to-search-real-estate/ Real estate websites report marked increase in website traffic Statistics have indicated that 80 percent of home shoppers begin their search online. comScore Media Metrix released its monthly analysis of consumer activity at top online properties and categories today. Among the top trends in April was the increased traffic to real estate sites, up 12 percent from the [...]

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]]> https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/05/11/america-is-heading-to-the-internet-to-search-real-estate/feed/ 0 Real Estate Veterans Transition to New Model https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/03/23/real-estate-veterans-transition-to-new-model/ https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/03/23/real-estate-veterans-transition-to-new-model/#comments Fri, 24 Mar 2006 04:51:05 +0000 admin http://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/03/23/real-estate-veterans-transition-to-new-model/ Industry Vets Move to Discount Brokerages The former CEO of Realtor.com and executive for Remax International, Steve Ozonian,  is just one of many real estate veterans leaving the old for new. Because the internet has empowered its consumers, flat fee MLS and discount brokers are assuming a larger market share in the industry. Consumers are aware of the [...]

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]]> https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/03/23/real-estate-veterans-transition-to-new-model/feed/ 0 Weighing Your Options in a Soft Market https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/03/21/weighing-your-options-in-a-soft-market/ https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/03/21/weighing-your-options-in-a-soft-market/#comments Wed, 22 Mar 2006 04:23:29 +0000 admin http://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/03/21/weighing-your-options-in-a-soft-market/ Home Selling Alternatives With the days of purchasers waiting in line to put an offer on a home long behind, what is the best option for home sellers? Traditional agents argue this is the time where their services are most valuable, thus their commissions most secure. Contrary to that point discount services believe a soft, or slow [...]

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]]> https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/03/21/weighing-your-options-in-a-soft-market/feed/ 0 Real Estate Commissions Under Fire https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/03/13/real-estate-commissions-under-fire/ https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/03/13/real-estate-commissions-under-fire/#comments Tue, 14 Mar 2006 04:51:23 +0000 admin http://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/03/13/real-estate-commissions-under-fire/ Are Real Estate Commissions on the Decline? Could the six-percent commission standard become a thing of the past? Economist Steven Levitt along with industry expert Brad Inman have reason to believe the commission structure of the real estate industry is going to change, and change drastically. With the alternative fee for service or flat fee MLS [...]

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]]> https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/03/13/real-estate-commissions-under-fire/feed/ 0 Changing Trend in Real Estate Sales https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/03/07/changing-trend-in-real-estate-sales/ https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/03/07/changing-trend-in-real-estate-sales/#comments Tue, 07 Mar 2006 16:34:06 +0000 admin http://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/03/07/changing-trend-in-real-estate-sales/ Beat the Buyers Market with Flat-Fee MLS Following the banner years of 2004 and 2005 it seems the inventory has finally exceeded the demand. The record setting prices, appreciation values and overall sales seem to be on the decline. But in this period of industry adjustment flat-fee MLS and other discount brokerages still offer the competitive advantage for [...]

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]]> https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/03/07/changing-trend-in-real-estate-sales/feed/ 0 Realtors, Consumers and Commissions https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/01/25/realtors-consumers-and-commissions/ https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/01/25/realtors-consumers-and-commissions/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2006 20:03:29 +0000 admin http://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/01/25/realtors-consumers-and-commissions/ Consumers Reacting to Realtor Commission Rates Residential real estate is an industry in which consolidation and time-saving technology have not only not saved consumers any money, but also coincided with steep price increases. It is an industry that has used its political muscle in a number of states to ward off competition from discounters. And at [...]

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