The median home price in Chittenden County Vermont is roughly $262,000. Under the prevailing compensation model in Chittenden County, real estate firms charge 6% to represent a seller and 3% to represent a buyer in Chittenden [...]

Look at Myth #4. Clearly they did not ask Flat Fee for a statement. With our model buyers have a say in the commission, as they should.

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Please help us spread the word that Flat Fee Real Estate is looking to hire more agents in Vermont. In 5 short years our unique model has taken off in Vermont. We have grown by leaps and bounds, last year ranking 9th out of 417 firms in Vermont in terms of gross sales volume. And we accomplished that feat with only 5 agents. Imagine where we [...]

Because Flat fee shares its commission with its buyer clients, our buyers have a competitive edge when bidding on houses. Here is an example:

A home is listed by a firm and the seller is offering buyer agents a 3% commission. The home is listed for $350,000.

A buyer with an agent that does not share their commission offers $325,000 for the [...]

With bone chilling temperatures outside it may be difficult to think about Spring and Summer. However, because purchasing a home is typically the largest financial investment an individual or family will make in a year, it is important to begin planning well ahead of the time you actually want to buy. For most families the preferred buying [...]

With the end of the year quickly approaching we just wanted to take a moment to thank all of those who supported us in 2012. We would particularly like to thank our buyers and sellers who made 2012 our most successful year to [...]

Now that our model has taken hold and thrived in Chittenden County, Windsor County and surrounding communities, we are now looking for agents in Rutland, Brattleboro and Saint Johnsbury to help expand our foothold in [...]

On September 30, 2011, after consulting with the National Association of Realtors, the Northwestern Vermont Board of Realtors demanded that Flat Fee Real Estate remove the following blog [...]

We are often asked what is the best strategy for buying a home when you have to sell your current home. Unfortunately there is no correct answer or optimal strategy. Instead you have to evaluate each buyer's personal situation in rendering [...]

There seems to be a misunderstanding of what the standard is for "procuring cause" for a real estate agent to be entitled to a commission as a buyer's representative in Vermont. The Vermont Supreme Court has set the standard under Vermont law. Buyers (and sellers) should be aware of this standard when a real estate agent claims that they are [...]