Thank you to all of our clients, friends and supporters for making 2013 our best year yet. Happy Holidays to all and we look forward to another great year in 2014.

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 [...]

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.

http://homes.yahoo.com/news/top-5-myths-about-home-buying-today-002212209.html

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 [...]