Flat Fee MLS, For Sale By Owner, Home Buyer Rebates » home seller 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 By Owner MLS Listing https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2009/01/12/by-owner-mls-listing/ https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2009/01/12/by-owner-mls-listing/#comments Tue, 13 Jan 2009 03:11:55 +0000 admin http://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/?p=780 The “mulitple listing system”, called the MLS, gives the broadest exposure possible to homes for sale. In today’s competitive market, you need the most marketing exposure possible, but attempting to sell without the benefit of the MLS can be a like trying to sell shares of stock without the stock exchange. Or, proverbially, “like trying [...]

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]]> https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2009/01/12/by-owner-mls-listing/feed/ 0 Selling a Home in a Cooling Market https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2007/12/20/selling-a-home-in-a-cooling-market/ https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2007/12/20/selling-a-home-in-a-cooling-market/#comments Thu, 20 Dec 2007 15:02:47 +0000 Manager http://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2007/12/20/selling-a-home-in-a-cooling-market/ When you are going to be selling a home, especially when the housing market is in a bit of a cooling off period or a slow season, there are two things that are absolutely essential. First, there’s setting the right price. It’s impossible for sellers these days to sell their home when the price is too [...]

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]]> https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2007/12/20/selling-a-home-in-a-cooling-market/feed/ 0 More and More Home Sellers are Flocking to the MLS https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/10/31/more-and-more-home-sellers-are-flocking-to-the-mls/ https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/10/31/more-and-more-home-sellers-are-flocking-to-the-mls/#comments Tue, 31 Oct 2006 14:33:06 +0000 admin http://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/10/31/more-and-more-home-sellers-are-flocking-to-the-mls/ Flat fee services like IHS Realty are saving the day Flat fee MLS services like IHS Realty are growing more and more popular with home sellers. With prices getting lower all around the country and buyers taking control of the market, home sellers have no recourse but to slash their costs. The best way to do [...]

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]]> https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/10/31/more-and-more-home-sellers-are-flocking-to-the-mls/feed/ 0 Flat Fee MLS Isn’t Just for Home Sellers https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/09/23/flat-fee-mls-isnt-just-for-home-sellers/ https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/09/23/flat-fee-mls-isnt-just-for-home-sellers/#comments Sat, 23 Sep 2006 15:21:05 +0000 admin http://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/09/23/flat-fee-mls-isnt-just-for-home-sellers/ You can get a rebate if you purchase your home through IHS Realty Buying a home through a flat fee MLS service is just as rewarding as selling through IHS Realty. You can get credit for your closing costs or even end up with a rebate and go home with cash in your pocket. At IHS Realty, you [...]

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]]> https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/09/23/flat-fee-mls-isnt-just-for-home-sellers/feed/ 0 Home Sellers Have More Than Two Options https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/09/21/home-sellers-have-more-than-two-options/ https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/09/21/home-sellers-have-more-than-two-options/#comments Fri, 22 Sep 2006 04:21:26 +0000 admin http://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/09/21/home-sellers-have-more-than-two-options/ FSBO sellers have better chances of selling with flat fee MLS It used to be when you made the decision to sell your home, you essentially had two methods available to you. You could list your home with a traditional real estate company and pay 6-7% commission or you could try selling on your own "for [...]

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]]> https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/09/21/home-sellers-have-more-than-two-options/feed/ 0 When is The Right Time to Buy a New Home? https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/08/22/when-is-the-right-time-to-buy-a-new-home/ https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/08/22/when-is-the-right-time-to-buy-a-new-home/#comments Tue, 22 Aug 2006 16:35:28 +0000 admin http://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/08/22/when-is-the-right-time-to-buy-a-new-home/ Market Conditions Interest rates will likely go to 7% by the end of the year. Getting a fixed-rate mortgage now would be a good thing. Most markets in the US are experiencing what is termed a buyer’s market. That means you can be a picky buyer and negotiate prices. If you use a commissioned agent that represents the [...]

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]]> https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/08/22/when-is-the-right-time-to-buy-a-new-home/feed/ 0 Know What You are Getting https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/07/10/know-what-you-are-getting/ https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/07/10/know-what-you-are-getting/#comments Tue, 11 Jul 2006 03:37:16 +0000 admin http://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/07/10/know-what-you-are-getting/ When selling your home know exactly what services you are getting As a home seller nothing is more important than knowing exactly what services you are getting from your agent. With flat fee MLS companies all services are made available on an a la carte basis so sellers know what to and not to expect. If [...]

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]]> https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/07/10/know-what-you-are-getting/feed/ 0 Virginia Real Estate Sales Drop https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/05/30/virginia-real-estate-sales-drop/ https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/05/30/virginia-real-estate-sales-drop/#comments Tue, 30 May 2006 16:19:45 +0000 admin http://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/05/30/virginia-real-estate-sales-drop/ Use flat fee MLS to market your home more competitively For the eighth consecutive month real estate sales fell in April. Closed home sales were down 14 percent, the number of homes put on the market was down 22 percent and days on market was up from 94 days a year ago to 104 days in [...]

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]]> https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/05/30/virginia-real-estate-sales-drop/feed/ 0 Technology Driving Change https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/05/18/technology-driving-change/ https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/05/18/technology-driving-change/#comments Fri, 19 May 2006 04:47:37 +0000 admin http://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/05/18/technology-driving-change/ What’s the biggest influence on the real estate industry What has had the biggest effect on change in the real estate industry? Has it been lawsuits filed by the Department of Justice providing increased awareness of flat fee MLS companies and limited service brokerages? Has the internet and the display of MLS listing information had the greatest [...]

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]]> https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/05/18/technology-driving-change/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 Housing Bubble? https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2005/11/27/housing-bubble/ https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2005/11/27/housing-bubble/#comments Sun, 27 Nov 2005 15:14:11 +0000 admin http://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2005/11/27/housing-bubble/ Talk of housing bubble overstated. Home sales remain steady, With all the talk recently of a housing bubble, what can home owners expect in the months ahead? Comparisons to bubbles in other industries fail to take into account several salient factors with regard to real estate. For instance, the tech bubble of the 1990s saw stocks in [...]

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]]> https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2005/11/27/housing-bubble/feed/ 0 Will New Real Estate Models Survive Housing Bubble Burst? https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2005/10/08/will-new-real-estate-models-survive-housing-bubble-burst/ https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2005/10/08/will-new-real-estate-models-survive-housing-bubble-burst/#comments Sat, 08 Oct 2005 12:45:49 +0000 admin http://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2005/10/08/will-new-real-estate-models-survive-housing-bubble-burst/ How limited service and MLS entry only models can help homesellers in a down market. Much of the real estate news today focuses on the "eminent" housing market downturn. What after the longest run of increasing house prices since World War II, it seems likely that the housing bubble must end at some point, sooner rather [...]

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