Flat Fee MLS, For Sale By Owner, Home Buyer Rebates » real estate agent 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 Dressing up your home to help sell it faster https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2008/06/20/dressing-up-your-home-to-help-sell-it-faster/ https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2008/06/20/dressing-up-your-home-to-help-sell-it-faster/#comments Fri, 20 Jun 2008 19:34:41 +0000 Manager http://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/?p=616 Selling your home in this booming real estate market? Then you have to keep certain things in mind before doing it. One of them is that presentation is very important while you tag it under ‘homes for sale’ category. Your home must look good for then only it attracts the attention of the buyer easily. [...]

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]]> https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2008/06/20/dressing-up-your-home-to-help-sell-it-faster/feed/ 0 Why Hesitate Before Selling with a Real Estate Agent? https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2008/01/19/why-hesitate-before-selling-with-a-real-estate-agent/ https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2008/01/19/why-hesitate-before-selling-with-a-real-estate-agent/#comments Sat, 19 Jan 2008 17:24:41 +0000 Manager http://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2008/01/19/why-hesitate-before-selling-with-a-real-estate-agent/ When you’re going to be selling a home, listing with a real estate agent is often the first thing that sellers consider. However, there can be some issues that sellers find when they are working with a real estate agent – issues that should lead you to hesitate a bit: (source)One of the biggest problems that [...]

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]]> https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2008/01/19/why-hesitate-before-selling-with-a-real-estate-agent/feed/ 1 We Believe Consumer Choice Is Good, Even In Real Estate https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2007/01/22/we-believe-consumer-choice-is-good-even-in-real-estate/ https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2007/01/22/we-believe-consumer-choice-is-good-even-in-real-estate/#comments Mon, 22 Jan 2007 15:38:12 +0000 admin http://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2007/01/22/we-believe-consumer-choice-is-good-even-in-real-estate/ Do it your way is the American way For decades, the real estate world turned in a predictable manner. The roles of buyers, sellers and real estate professionals were fairly well defined and transactions followed a predictable path of yard signs, newspaper ads, open houses and miles of paperwork. Recently, online and empowered consumers have changed the [...]

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]]> https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2007/01/22/we-believe-consumer-choice-is-good-even-in-real-estate/feed/ 0 Flat Fee MLS Services Are Not Available At A Drive-Thru Window https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/12/20/flat-fee-mls-services-are-not-available-at-a-drive-thru-window/ https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/12/20/flat-fee-mls-services-are-not-available-at-a-drive-thru-window/#comments Wed, 20 Dec 2006 15:50:59 +0000 admin http://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/12/20/flat-fee-mls-services-are-not-available-at-a-drive-thru-window/ You need a broker to get listed, but it doesn’t have to be a full-time broker FFMLS – This term refers to Flat Fee Multiple Listing Service. Many people that consider selling their home with an agent worry that they will not be able to list their property in the multiple listing service for the area. [...]

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]]> https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/12/20/flat-fee-mls-services-are-not-available-at-a-drive-thru-window/feed/ 0 Virtual Tours Sell Houses https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/12/19/virtual-tours-sell-houses/ https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/12/19/virtual-tours-sell-houses/#comments Tue, 19 Dec 2006 16:02:32 +0000 admin http://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/12/19/virtual-tours-sell-houses/ Even if you link them from YouTube Yesterday, we ran a short blog post regarding a woman who sold her house on YouTube. Well, actually, it wasn’t her house. It was her client’s house. She was a real estate agent. Our suggestion was for you to list your house on IHS Realty and run your video [...]

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]]> https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/12/19/virtual-tours-sell-houses/feed/ 0 Don’t Be Intimidated By Traditional Real Estate Agents https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/09/20/dont-be-intimidated-by-traditional-real-estate-agents/ https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/09/20/dont-be-intimidated-by-traditional-real-estate-agents/#comments Wed, 20 Sep 2006 13:35:07 +0000 admin http://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/09/20/dont-be-intimidated-by-traditional-real-estate-agents/ Some real estate agents and state real estate commissions don’t like companies like IHS Realty There’s no doubt that new technology often changes the norms in an industry. The Internet has certainly challenged traditional thinking in real estate circles. In fact, some FSBO sellers and flat fee MLS advocates have been accused of wrongdoing just for [...]

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]]> https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/09/20/dont-be-intimidated-by-traditional-real-estate-agents/feed/ 0 Economist Steve Levitt Offers New Perspective https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/06/27/economist-steve-levitt-offers-new-perspective/ https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/06/27/economist-steve-levitt-offers-new-perspective/#comments Wed, 28 Jun 2006 04:29:52 +0000 admin http://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/06/27/economist-steve-levitt-offers-new-perspective/ Alternatives to the traditional real estate commissions At a recent convention Steve Levitt, the author of "Freakonomics," shared some interesting facts and views about the real estate industry. He has been criticized by the National Association of Realtors and many agents for his prediction for the future of the real estate industry. His findings include: Due to [...]

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]]> https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/06/27/economist-steve-levitt-offers-new-perspective/feed/ 0 Real Estate Agents Pulling Listings from Public View https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/03/29/real-estate-agents-pulling-listings-from-public-view/ https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/03/29/real-estate-agents-pulling-listings-from-public-view/#comments Wed, 29 Mar 2006 21:54:31 +0000 admin http://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/03/29/real-estate-agents-pulling-listings-from-public-view/ Agents withhold listings from public websites Search engines are growing in popularity as the initial stage in the home research process producing the same search results for small upstart companies as large established ones. Given this fact, real estate agents are becoming more protective of where their listings appear, which begs the question who benefits from [...]

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]]> https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2006/03/29/real-estate-agents-pulling-listings-from-public-view/feed/ 0 NAR Report Refutes Claims of Anti Competitiveness https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2005/12/27/nar-report-refutes-claims-of-anti-competitiveness/ https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2005/12/27/nar-report-refutes-claims-of-anti-competitiveness/#comments Tue, 27 Dec 2005 15:19:09 +0000 admin http://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2005/12/27/nar-report-refutes-claims-of-anti-competitiveness/ Real Estate Industry In recent years, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) has been under a lot of pressure from the Department of Justice (DOJ) regarding competition in the real estate industry. The report entitled: "Structure, Conduct, and Performance of the Real Estate Industry" fires back that residential real estate "closely resembles a perfectly competitive industry [...]

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]]> https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2005/12/27/nar-report-refutes-claims-of-anti-competitiveness/feed/ 0 MLS Listing Key to Home Sales https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2005/11/23/mls-listing-key-to-home-sales/ https://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2005/11/23/mls-listing-key-to-home-sales/#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2005 15:50:54 +0000 admin http://www.bloomkey.com/real-estate-blog/2005/11/23/mls-listing-key-to-home-sales/ Real Estate Agents using the MLS assisted over 75% of home buyers nationwide According to the newest study of home buyer habits by the National Association of Realtors (NAR), over 75% of home buyers now find their home through real estate agents using the Multiple Listing Service. The study entitled Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers [...]

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