It seems like with every new Holiday Season American consumers are demanding more and more value from retailers. In our technological age shoppers have become ultra savvy when it comes to value and price. No longer are consumers fooled into simply assuming that the most expensive item is the highest quality item. Consumers instinctively [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Earlier this week one of the principal real estate brokers of the largest firm in Burlington suggested that my company's Radon Addendum "incorrectly states that 2 pCi/L is the US EPA recommended acceptable level for radon. The actual level recommended by the US EPA is 4.0 [...]
It always amazes me when someone says to me, "well, that is not the way we do it here." The implication, of course, is that their way is correct and my way is incorrect.
While I can respect a person who believes their method is the correct way, people who say, "well, that is not the way we do it here" typically do not respect any other [...]
While many of you may think that this article refers to the classic Seinfeld episode where George Costanza dips a chip, bites it and dips again, it is not. It is however about something equally ridiculous: real estate agents double charging their [...]
Many people believe that in order to be a real estate agent, you need to be a "Realtor". This is incorrect.
A "Realtor" is simply a person that is a member of a trade association or lobbyist group. The most well known real estate trade association and lobby group is the NationalAssociation of Realtors. In Vermont, we also have other real [...]
The average Vermont family makes $51,200 per year. What do you think real estate agents make?
According to data from the MLS and based upon the traditional 6% commission model charged by other firms, the top 5 agents in Chittenden County so far this year (January to July 22nd) have made between $292,000 and $587,000. Thus, they are on pace [...]
Many real estate agents throughout the Country tend to claim to be the #1 agent. Some claim to be the #1 agent in a State, County, City or even for sale of a particular type of property (such as condos or apartment [...]